amanuensis
1 synonym for amanuensis, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person hired to write down what someone else says, or to copy out documents by hand.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), made up of ab- (“from, off (of)”), manus (“hand”), and -ensis (“of or from (a place)”); first attested in the early 17th century.
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