amanuensis
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- noun
- /əˌmæn.juˈɛn.sɪs/
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amanuesis
- By considering Strickland's role as Prince's amanuensis, this paper focuses on both literary and geographic concerns.
You know, these students always shared rooms with one another, became his kind of amanuensis to write down what Newton was doing and so on.
- You know, these students always shared rooms with one another, became his kind of amanuensis to write down what Newton was doing and so on.
Examples
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My scheme is to persuade him to hire me as his amanuensis, and aid him in the creation of a masterpiece, before shooting up through the musical firmament, eventually obliging Pater to admit that yes, the son he disinherited is none other than Robert Frobisher, the greatest British composer of his time.
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Franklin Jameson, Gilman's amanuensis for the geography chapter in Methods of Teaching History, was head of the University of Chicago's History Department in 1902.
Academic text (2012) -
You know, these students always shared rooms with one another, became his kind of amanuensis to write down what Newton was doing and so on.
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She is clearly acting by mutual consent as the amanuensis of the group.
Fiction book (2002) -
She serves as an amanuensis for the other Norwegian immigrants.
Academic text (1997) -
To ensure the preservation of his words, which were not popular, Jeremiah had his amanuensis, Baruch, write down everything that God spoke to him.
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When I read it, I found one section particularly underwhelming; it was about a young man who, fleeing debts in 1930s England, obtains work as the amanuensis of a famous composer in Belgium.
Blog text (25) -
David insists early and often, and the narrator tries to keep up the pretense that her role in the telling of his story is one of a neutral amanuensis, capturing the key events and putting them in a sensible order (see, for example, 141, 142, 147, and 151).
Academic text (2008) -
Jeremiah had his amanuensis, Baruch, write down everything that God spoke to him to ensure the preservation of his words.
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In later years, with Mr. Merwin's eyesight failing, Paula Merwin became his amanuensis, taking down new poems at his dictation.
Synonyms
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6.2
A person who writes or records information for other people
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6.9
A person who writes down spoken words quickly, for example in court
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9.9
A person who writes important documents by hand, especially before printing
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6.0
A person who writes down or types what people say
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7.7
A person who writes documents or books by hand
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6.3
A person who listens to spoken words or reads handwriting and types it
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7.7
A person who writes for a living, for example a journalist or author
A person who writes or types what someone says quickly using short signs
A person who copies texts by hand, often in the past
A person who writes letters or documents for other people for money
A person who takes notes during meetings or lectures
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word amanuensis comes from Latin parts a- 'from' and manu 'hand', the same root you see in manual and manuscript. So an amanuensis is someone who 'works by hand' for another person, writing down or copying what that person says.