amanuensis — A person employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscripts; a literary secretary or scribe.
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A person employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscripts; a literary secretary or scribe.
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/
Example Sentences
- Milton, who went blind, dictated 'Paradise Lost' to his amanuensis word by word.
- My roommate jokingly calls himself my amanuensis because I dictate my essays to him while eating chicken.
- In the age of smartphones, a voice-to-text app has become everyone's personal amanuensis.
amanuensis
NOUN[/əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/]
A person employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscripts; a literary secretary or scribe.
The scholar's amanuensis writes down every word as the old philosopher dictates his final book.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From the Latin phrase 'servus a manu', literally 'a slave at hand' (i.e., one who serves by hand-writing), which fused into the single noun 'amanuensis'.
Breakdown
a- (from/by) + manu- (hand) + -ensis (belonging to, noun-forming suffix)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Milton, who went blind, dictated 'Paradise Lost' to his amanuensis word by word.”
“My roommate jokingly calls himself my amanuensis because I dictate my essays to him while eating chicken.”
“In the age of smartphones, a voice-to-text app has become everyone's personal amanuensis.”
“The busy CEO hired an amanuensis just to keep up with his endless stream of emails.”
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