transcriber

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who converts speech, handwriting, or recorded material into written or typed text

   The transcriber checked the interview recording before submitting the final transcript.

2. 2
   noun

   a person who represents speech sounds in phonetic notation or another writing system

   The transcriber used the International Phonetic Alphabet to record each pronunciation.

3. 3
   noun

   a musician who adapts a composition for a different instrument, voice, or style of performance

   The transcriber arranged the orchestral work for two pianos.

Formed from transcribe + the agent suffix -er. Transcribe is a learned borrowing from Latin transcribere ("to copy, write in another place"), combining trans- ("across") with scribere ("to write").

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