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amanuensis
noun
[ əˌmanjʊˈɛnsɪs ]
• a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts.
Origin:
early 17th century: Latin, from (servus) a manu ‘(slave) at hand(writing), secretary’ + -ensis ‘belonging to’.
