"stenographer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stəˈnɒɡɹəfə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /stəˈnɑɡɹəfɚ/ [US] Forms: stenographers [plural]
Etymology: stenography + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stenography|er}} stenography + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} stenographer (plural stenographers)
  1. Someone skilled in the transcription of speech (for example, a secretary who takes dictation). Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: stenographist, shorthand typist [UK] Related terms: stenography, steno, steno pad, steno pool Translations (someone skilled in the transcription of speech): стено́граф (stenógraf) (Bulgarian), stenograaf [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), pikakirjoittaja (Finnish), Stenograph [masculine] (German), Stenographin [feminine] (German), Stenograf [masculine] (German), Stenografin [feminine] (German), στενογράφος (stenográfos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), קצרן (katsran) [masculine] (Hebrew), קצרנית (katsranit) [feminine] (Hebrew), gyorsíró (Hungarian), luathscríbhneoir [masculine] (Irish), gearrscríobhaí [masculine] (Irish), luathscríobhaí [masculine] (Irish), actuārius [masculine] (Latin), stenograf [masculine] (Polish), stenografka [feminine] (Polish), stenograf [masculine] (Romanian), stenografă [feminine] (Romanian), стено́граф (stenógraf) [masculine] (Russian), стенографи́стка (stenografístka) [feminine] (Russian), taquígrafo [masculine] (Spanish), taquígrafa [feminine] (Spanish)

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