Home › Words › S › stenosteno/ˈstɛnoʊ/steno means a stenographer, someone whose job is to take dictation in shorthand.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, steno ranks #28,228 of 42,762 for Qualifying.steno is pronounced /ˈstɛnoʊ/.EtymologyClipping of stenographer or stenography.nouna stenographer, someone whose job is to take dictation in shorthandstenographyDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stenog 80% match — A stenographer. vs steno →stenotypist 72% match — The operator of a stenotype machine vs steno →stenotype 71% match — A keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols. vs steno →stenography 69% match — The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand vs steno →stenogram 68% match — A work resulting from using stenography, a shorthand, a transcript vs steno →stenotypical 64% match — Of, pertaining to, or written with a stenotype vs steno →shorthander 64% match — One who writes in shorthand. vs steno →brachygrapher 62% match — A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer. vs steno →