scribographer

Definition

An official note-taker or recorder of information, particularly someone documenting discussions on behalf of a group or organization. It's a fancy way of saying 'the person stuck with minute-taking duty.'

Example Usage

We appointed Sarah as scribographer for the quarterly meeting so someone could actually remember what was discussed.

Source: Urban Dictionary (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=scribographer&defid=2590827)

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