shorthand typist
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈʃɔːrthænd ˈtaɪpɪst/
- Archaic
- The shorthand typist quickly wrote down the speaker's words during the conference.
Examples
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As a shorthand typist, she was able to transcribe the meeting minutes with remarkable speed.
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Miss Vivian Hall was a shorthand typist from Putney.
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During the interview, the shorthand typist captured every detail of the conversation.
Synonyms
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6.9
A person who writes down spoken words quickly, for example in court
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A person who types documents for work using a keyboard
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A person who writes down or types what people say
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A person who writes using a keyboard
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A person who listens to spoken words or reads handwriting and types it
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A person who writes down what someone else says
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person skilled in transcribing spoken words using shorthand and typing' is directly and compositionally derived from shorthand (a quick-writing method) + typist (a person who types). This noun+noun combination follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Shorthand typist comes from two parts: shorthand and typist. A shorthand is a fast way of writing with special marks to catch spoken words, and a typist types those notes on a machine, so the phrase means 'someone who writes down speech quickly and types it up'.