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stenographer

[stuh-nog-ruh-fer] / stəˈnɒg rə fər /


NOUN
court reporter
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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

Rather, it belonged to a woman from Illinois with a versatile résumé that included writing, acting, engineering and working as a stenographer: Lizzie Magie.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2024

She unearthed his autopsy report, filed a public records request for the case file and tracked down the stenographer who had sat through Livingston’s trial.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023

The white stenographer looked at me with wide eyes and I felt drenched in shame, naked to my soul.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Perhaps AI researcher Timnit Gebru summarized it best: “Please see what experts in this field are saying about this ‘discovery’ and not these scammers or press stenographers.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Participants in the civil proceedings can hire private stenographers to maintain a record of what’s said, but their services can run thousands of dollars a day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

North Dakota phased out using stenographers this year and switched to recording all proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

He would shake hands with the entire crew if the interview was on camera, and there would often be an embrace for the stenographers busily transcribing his thoughts.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024

We saw this happen time after time with Dad’s stenographers and with the cooks who followed Mrs. Cunningham.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey


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