transcriber
transcriber Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person whose job or task is to convert spoken language, audio recordings, or shorthand notes into written or typed text, or to copy written documents.
"The legal firm hired a medical transcriber to convert the physician's dictated audio notes into formal patient records."
An electronic device or software program used to play back recorded audio for typing or to automatically convert speech into written text.
"She used a foot-pedal transcriber to control the playback speed of the recorded interviews while typing."
A musician or arranger who adapts a musical composition for an instrument, voice, or ensemble other than that for which it was originally written.
"As a skilled transcriber, he adapted several orchestral symphonies so they could be performed on a solo piano."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the late 16th century from the verb transcribe and the agentive suffix -er, ultimately deriving from the Latin transcribere, meaning 'to copy' or 'to write across'.