amanuensis (ə-măn-yōō-ĔN-sĭs)

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Definition (Noun) One who copies or writes from the dictation of another. In Context "Some years ago I noticed that almost none of the manuscripts published about jazz and the lives and experiences of black performers were written by Afro-Americans or by the performers themselves, without a ghostwriter or amanuensis." Preston Love, A Thousand Honey Creeks Later: My Life in Music from Basie to Motown – and Beyond, 1997.