notetaker

notetaker

English

Etymology

note +‎ taker

Noun

notetaker (plural notetakers)

1. One who writes down notes.
   • 2007 October 6, Elaine Sciolino, “A Priest Methodically Reveals Ukrainian Jews’ Fate”, in New York Times‎:

     Traveling with a team that includes two interpreters, a photographer, a cameraman, a ballistics specialist, a mapping expert and a notetaker, Father Desbois records all the stories on video, sometimes holding the microphone himself, and asking questions in simple language and a flat tone.

2. An electronic device for notetaking, typically used by the disabled.
   • 2010, Tracy Lee Fitch, The Unstoppable Kitty Madison (page 15)

     I went to sit down at the student computer. I have an electronic braille notetaker that is very much like a computer for me. It is a small portable device that has a braille keypad.