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stenographer


ste·nog·ra·pher

noun \stə-ˈnä-grə-fər\

Definition of STENOGRAPHER

1
: a writer of shorthand
2
: a person employed chiefly to take and transcribe dictation

First Known Use of STENOGRAPHER

1809

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

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