amanuensis
Example Sentences
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She became not only Wiggins’ full-time caregiver but her amanuensis and archivist.
From Los Angeles Times
When it comes to John Watson, Holmes’s best friend, amanuensis and sometimes roommate, Holmes criticizes him, deceives him, disappears for years and lets Watson believe him dead.
From New York Times
The Jacksons had grown weary of the Motown factory system — the strict control of songwriting, production and other aspects of art and commerce exercised by Gordy and his amanuenses.
From Los Angeles Times
Gilot is Picasso’s amanuensis, his interlocutor and interpreter, his money manager, his model.
From The New Yorker
She became some combination of girlfriend, therapist, amanuensis, prosecutor, and priest.
From The New Yorker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
