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Definition of Shorthand typist

1. Noun. Someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation).

Definition of Shorthand typist

1. Noun. (UK dated) A person skilled in shorthand and typing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shorthand Typist

Literary usage of Shorthand typist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Literary Year-book by Joseph Jacobs (1905)
"3 3 shorthand typist and Foreign Correspondent per week shorthand typist and Foreign Correspondent per day Translations from and into English. ..."

2. The Shorthand World and Imperial Typist (1907)
"People have extraordinary ideas as to what falls properly within the scope of a shorthand typist ; but it was surprising to learn that Miss Attwell had been ..."

3. The Southern Workman by Hampton Institute (1917)
"... as a shorthand-typist, in a way that is hardly conceivable to those who have not actually seen the work that can be done by a blinded shorthand typist; ..."

4. The English Newspaper Reader by Louis Hamilton (1908)
"T ADY SHORTHAND-TYPIST or SECRETARY. 2y4 years' experience. Speeds *-* 100-50. Slight knowledge of French and bookkeeping. High-school education. ..."

5. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"(a) Clerical, typist, shorthand typist; (b) cooks, waitresses, and domestic staff; (c) motor transport service; (d) storehouse women, checkers, ..."

6. The International Congress of Women of 1899 by International Council of Women (1900)
"Speaking more particularly of the shorthand typist, because my experience during the last fifteen years having been gained almost exclusively in this class ..."

7. Women Workers in Seven Professions: A Survey of Their Economic Conditions by Edith Julia Morley (1914)
"A girl who hopes to become something more than a shorthand-typist ought not to scamp her professional training : this should, of course, ..."

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