stenographer
noun
ste·nog·ra·pher
stə-ˈnä-grə-fər 
1
: a writer of shorthand
2
: a person employed chiefly to take and transcribe dictation
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There were about 100 workers in the Times building — Linotype operators, stenographers, printers, machinists, compositors.
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
The stenographers charged 75 cents a page to 18 news organizations that bought the transcripts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
His positions were listed variously as messenger, classified laborer and clerk stenographer.
—Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The court stenographers fought hard against publishing transcripts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
The stenographers charged 75 cents a page to 18 news organizations that bought the transcripts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
His positions were listed variously as messenger, classified laborer and clerk stenographer.
—Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The court stenographers fought hard against publishing transcripts.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
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stenographer
noun
ste·nog·ra·pher
stə-ˈnäg-rə-fər
1
: a writer of shorthand
2
: one employed chiefly to take and make a copy of dictation
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