transcriptionist
noun
tran·scrip·tion·ist
tran(t)-ˈskrip-shə-nist 
: one that transcribes
especially
: a typist who transcribes dictated medical reports
Examples of transcriptionist in a Sentence
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For instance, many law offices and media companies used to employ legions of transcriptionists.
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Joe Moglia, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
At 68, Payne retired from her 30-year career as a transcriptionist and enrolled at Texas Woman’s University.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2023
The young Andreessen struck me as supremely self-confident and a very fast talker, earning the permanent enmity of my transcriptionist.
—WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
Through the years, Mr. Nowlin worked as a medical transcriptionist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, a church receptionist, and finally, a dispatcher for Donny’s Repair.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023
That's not a transcriptionist's error.
—Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
Smith grew up in Birmingham, the son of a Cellular One agent and a medical transcriptionist.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
Instruct the transcriptionist about your requirements for verbatim or non-verbatim transcripts.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 29 June 2022
Provide a list of meeting participants to the transcriptionist.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 29 June 2022
Joe Moglia, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
At 68, Payne retired from her 30-year career as a transcriptionist and enrolled at Texas Woman’s University.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2023
The young Andreessen struck me as supremely self-confident and a very fast talker, earning the permanent enmity of my transcriptionist.
—WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
Through the years, Mr. Nowlin worked as a medical transcriptionist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, a church receptionist, and finally, a dispatcher for Donny’s Repair.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2023
That's not a transcriptionist's error.
—Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
Smith grew up in Birmingham, the son of a Cellular One agent and a medical transcriptionist.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
Instruct the transcriptionist about your requirements for verbatim or non-verbatim transcripts.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 29 June 2022
Provide a list of meeting participants to the transcriptionist.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 29 June 2022
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transcriptionist
noun
tran·scrip·tion·ist
-shə-nəst
: one that transcribes
especially
: medical transcriptionist
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