tachygrapher

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noun

One who writes in tachygraphy or shorthand, especially in ancient times.

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Meanings

nountachygrapher (plural tachygraphers)

plural tachygraphers

  1. historicalOne who writes in tachygraphy or shorthand, especially in ancient times.

    As a rule Julian dictated to secretaries, and so fast that Libanius says the "tachygraphers" were unable to keep pace with him, but certain postscripts are marked "with his own hand."

    1913, Flavius Claudius Iulianus, “Letters of Julian”, in Emily Wilmer Cave Wright, transl., The Works of the Emperor Julian, volume III, Introduction to the letters

Origin

From tachygraphy + -er.

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

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