• (n.) One who writes shorthand; a stenographer; esp., an ancient Greek or Roman notary.
Ta·chyg'ra·pher noun [ Greek ... a fast writer.] One who writes shorthand; a stenographer; esp., an ancient Greek or Roman notary. 
tachygrapher, tachygraphist A writer of shorthand, a stenographer.tachygrapher An ancient Greek or Roman shorthand writer.