different between stenographer vs shorthand

English

Etymology

stenography +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /st??n????f?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /st??n????f??/

Noun

stenographer (plural stenographers)

1. Someone skilled in the transcription of speech (for example, a secretary who takes dictation).

   Synonyms: stenographist, (UK) shorthand typist

   Coordinate term: tachygrapher

Related terms

• stenography
• steno
• steno pad
• steno pool

Translations

Anagrams

• enterographs

English

Etymology

The noun is derived from short +? hand (“handwriting; style of penmanship”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????thænd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /????thænd/
• Hyphenation: short?hand

Noun

shorthand (countable and uncountable, plural shorthands)

1. A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

   Synonyms: (obsolete) brachygraphy, stenography, phonography

   Antonym: longhand
2. (by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

Alternative forms

• short hand (archaic)
• short-hand (archaic)

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

shorthand (third-person singular simple present shorthands, present participle shorthanding, simple past and past participle shorthanded)

1. (transitive) To render (spoken or written words) into shorthand.
2. (transitive, by extension) To use a brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.
3. (intransitive) To write in shorthand.

References

Further reading

• shorthand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia