Dictaphone

[ dik-tuh-fohn ]

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a dictating machine.

Dictaphone

/ ˈdɪktəˌfəʊn /

noun

1. a tape recorder designed for recording dictation and later reproducing it for typing

Example Sentences

“He had his Dictaphone on from the minute Lionel and Michael started writing the song and Ken started doing logistics all the way to 8 in the morning, when they left the studio,” Nottingham says.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2010, Busch was supposed to be enjoying a family vacation in Hawaii when, he has said, the Holy Spirit moved him to create the Napa Institute: “I picked up my dictaphone and I dictated exactly what the conference would look like.”

From Los Angeles Times

Jamie Oliver said he recorded his first books on a Dictaphone instead of writing them down because of his struggles with dyslexia.

From BBC

He even attempted an early wiretap, entering the clinic at night with the intent to install a dictaphone.

From Seattle Times

One afternoon at work, for instance, Emma’s secretary awkwardly approaches her to explain that she can’t transcribe the letters that Emma has left for her on a Dictaphone.

From Washington Post