n. | 1. | A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: shorthand typist, stenographer |
AMANUENSIS. One who write another dictates. About the beginning of the sixth century,, the tabellions (q.v.) were known by this name. 1 Sav. Dr. Rom. Moy. Age, n. 16.
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