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Definitions

stenographer

[stuh-nog-ruh-fer] / stəˈnɒg rə fər /
NOUN
clerk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agent auditor bookkeeper cashier employee operator receptionist salesperson secretary teller worker
STRONG
amanuensis copyist counterperson notary recorder registrar seller transcriber
WEAK
counter jumper office helper paper pusher paper shuffler pen pusher pencil pusher shopperson white collar
NOUN
court reporter
Synonyms
WEAK
brachygrapher stenotype reporter
NOUN
writer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
author biographer columnist correspondent critic dramatist editor essayist journalist novelist poet reporter screenwriter
STRONG
contributor freelancer ghostwriter scribbler scribe stringer wordsmith
WEAK
newspaper person person of letters scripter
Antonyms
WEAK
reader

Example Sentences

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“We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state,” Alfonsi wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

She worked as a stenographer for pay-as-you-go lessons.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

When Dannett appeared 17 years after Livingston’s conviction, the stenographer was eager to help.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023

West also worries the increased record-keeping during the inquiry stage—including bringing in a stenographer to record testimony and labeling all evidence—could deter anyone coming forward with a complaint.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 28, 2023

She moved to Chicago in February 1893 and took a job as a stenographer for a law firm.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson