Palantypistn.
/ˈpalənˌtʌɪpɪst/, U.S. /ˈpælənˌtaɪpᵻst/ A person skilled in the use of a Palantype, esp. one employed in this capacity.
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society > communication > writing > writer > writer according to system > [noun] > one who uses written symbols > writer in shorthand > types of
Pitmanite1908
speedwriter1955
Palantypist1958
1958 Times 18 July 2/6 Secretary, preferably Palantypist, required for senior appointment at London Head Office of large industrial group.
1964 Financial Times 25 Feb. 6/7 The small nucleus of reporting palantypists, the ladies who translate scientific jargon into shorthand hieroglyphs on a small, silent, rubber keyboard—later to convert it back.
1999 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 10 Nov. 7 In order to sit as a juror he [sc. a deaf man] would require the services of a palantypist—a voice-to-text typist—and/or a sign language interpreter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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