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dictater

noun

Etymology

From dictate + -er.

  1. borrowed from dictātum — “a thing said, something dictated”
  2. suffixed as dictater — “dictate + er”

Definitions

  1. One who dictates

    One who dictates; one who gives dictation.

    • The dictater frequently misreads or mistalks a word. If the error is plain, and leaves no room for doubt that it is an error, don't copy that error.
    • On the other hand, an embossed system involves less of the dictater's time (which is presumably more expensive) than of the secretary's time.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dictater. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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