As pay was Lady Anne's object, and poor Georgiana was intended to be the amanuensis, should she be found capable of forming sentences out of disjointed hints, and of wrapping foul facts in clean composition.
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Amanuensis
/əˌmænjuˈɛnsɪs/
Synonyms for "amanuensis" (90 found)
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Noun(3 words)
accountantagentarchivistbaggage agentbookkeeperbusiness agentcalligrapherchirographerclaim agentclerkcommercial agentcommission agentconsigneecopiercopyist
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customer agentdocumentalistdupeengraverfactorfedfederalfederal agentfiling clerkfreight agentfunctionarygeneral agentimplementink spillerinkslingerinstrumentinsurance agentland agentlaw agentletterer
Noun(1 words)
editorial assistant
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scorekeeperscorerscribblerscribescrivenersecretaryspecial agentstation agentstenographerstewardstonecuttertheatrical agentticket agenttimekeepertooltranscribertravel agentwalking delegateword-slingerwriter
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In consequence of this fashion of authors dictating their works, expedition came to be considered of the utmost importance; it was regarded as the chief accomplishment of an amanuensis; and he alone was considered as perfect in his art, whose pen could equal the rapidity of utterance: […]
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“[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?[…]”
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I, his mere amanuensis, am left to do what little I can to keep the institution functioning.
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