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stenographer

[stuh-nog-ruh-fer] / stəˈnɒg rə fər /


NOUN
court reporter
Synonyms


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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 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

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

The item offered a few biographical details, among them the fact that Emeline once had been employed as a stenographer in the county recorder’s office.

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

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

But the young women who would have become telephone operators became stenographers, administrative assistants and waitresses instead.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 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

Pipeline opponents had criticized the Wednesday meeting because oral testimony was only accepted in private to stenographers in a curtained area in a hotel ballroom.

From Seattle Times Nov. 3, 2023

The women sought work as typewriters, stenographers, seamstresses, and weavers.

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




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