Definition of "steno" [steno]

• A stenographer. (noun)
• Stenography. (noun)

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• "Hell, I didn't get my degree in steno to put my life on the line."
• "Does a David Brown want to catch a steno-pad lonely heart or a happy-hour sex kitten who can hardly fit him onto her dance card?"
• "York City summer, scrappy steno-turned-sleuth Faye Quick – kicked upstairs when her boss ships out – takes on a new case that would make even the most experienced P.I. sweat bullets."