brachygrapher

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noun

A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.

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Meanings

nounbrachygrapher (plural brachygraphers)

plural brachygraphers

  1. obsoleteA writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.

    He asked the brachygrapher whether he wrote the notes of the sermon.

    1654, Edmund Gayton, Festivous notes on the history and adventures of the renowned Don Quixote

Origin

From brachygraphy + -er.

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APA

brachygrapher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachygrapher

MLA

“brachygrapher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachygrapher. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachygrapher,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachygrapher.

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