tachygrapher

English

Etymology

From tachygraphy +‎ -er.

Noun

tachygrapher (plural tachygraphers)

1. (historical) One who writes in tachygraphy or shorthand, especially in ancient times.

   Coordinate term: stenographer

   • 1913, Flavius Claudius Iulianus, “Letters of Julian”, in Emily Wilmer Cave Wright, transl., The Works of the Emperor Julian, volume III, Introduction to the letters:

     As a rule Julian dictated to secretaries, and so fast that Libanius says the "tachygraphers" were unable to keep pace with him, but certain postscripts are marked "with his own hand."