amanuensis
a·man·u·en·sis
amanuensis · amanuenses
Schreiber, Sekretär, Kopist, Schreibhilfe
One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscriptsOne employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
/əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/
Meaning
2 sensesOne employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
Kopist, Schreiber, Schreibhilfe
A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
Schreiber, Schreiberin, Sekretär
More definitions
- someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)
Translations
6 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
one employed to take dictation:
a clerk, secretary or stenographer:
Origin
From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) + manus (“hand”) + -ensisFrom Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) + manus (“hand”) + -ensis (“of or from (a place)”), early 17th c.
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Forms
plural: amanuenses| Singular | amanuensis |
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irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation):stenographershorthand typist