shorthand typist
- noun
- /ˈʃɔːrthænd ˈtaɪpɪst/
- Archaic
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- 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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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 listens to spoken words or reads handwriting and types it
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A person who writes down what someone else says
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A person who writes using a keyboard
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'.