amanuensis
noun
aman·u·en·sis
ə-ˌman-yə-ˈwen(t)-səs
plural amanuenses
ə-ˌman-yə-ˈwen(t)-(ˌ)sēz
: one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript
composed her autobiography with the help of an amanuensis
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