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Stenographer 

One who is trained and certified to write shorthand, either by machine or hand, and report any proceedings, whether it be depositions, court, or captioning for the deaf/hard of hearing. They are responsible for keeping an accurate and clear record of legal proceedings.
Who is that person in front of the courtroom typing on that funny-looking machine?

That's a stenographer.
Stenographer by Miss D79 August 6, 2008
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stenographer 

someone who writes down stuff in court..... or looks at babies.
"whats your uncle do for a living?"
"he's a stenographer.....he looks at sonograms of babies"
stenographer by showersteve September 23, 2011

sonographer 

known for brains and beauty. A sonographer preforms better in the dark. A sonographer has impeccable skills when it comes to handling a "package" and will even get the job done in 30 minutes or less.
If the room is dark and the gel is warm, there must be a sonographer around!
sonographer by briteiz01 February 4, 2010

Stealographer 

One who can pick a good picture on the internet - pictures that have been taken by others - and use them as their own.
A person who uses others photos in their multimedia presentations. Drew is a good stealographer, the pictures he choose from the internet always capture the moment.
Stealographer by TeachClark March 23, 2010

scanographer 

Scanographer (noun)
Scanography/Scanographist/Scanographic
A person who has a duty to run things by a scanning tool. The person would create documented files for this scanned object for later reference by either themselves or others.
"The scanographer decided that it was required for the scanning of a chocolate wrapper found at a crime scene."
scanographer by Andrew Du October 27, 2004

Stenography journalism 

When journalists simply repeat whatever politicians say, word for word, similar to a stenographer typing out a transcript word for word. This is similar to fake news. Stenography journalists repeat politicians' lies without any attempt at fact-checking, calling out the lies, analysis or critical thinking about what was said. Stenography journalism allows politicians to lie, and have their lies spread to a wide audience. The lies are consequently taken to be facts by many members of the public.
"62% of teachers in this district couldn't pass a basic literacy test last year," said the senator. This was completely false, but the stenography journalism of the local news website used the senator's assertion as the headline without fact-checking it.

stunographer 

A dictation-typist who absolutely flabbergasts others with his/her transcribing accuracy, speed, etc.
Stella Pajunas-Garnand set the world record for typing speed at 216 words per minute in 1946. I wonder if she'd have been a total stunographer, as well?
stunographer by QuacksO February 26, 2025