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Scribe

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Noun

1. augustin eugene scribe, scribe

French playwright (1791-1861)

2. penman, scribbler, scribe

informal terms for journalists

3. copyist, scribe, scrivener

someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

4. scratch awl, scribe, scriber

a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

Verb

5. scribe

score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scribe

see synonyms of scribe
noun
1. 
a person who copies documents, esp a person who made handwritten copies before the invention of printing
2. 
a clerk or public copyist
3. Old Testament
a recognized scholar and teacher of the Jewish Law
4. Judaism
a man qualified to write certain documents in accordance with religious requirements
5. 
an author or journalist: used humorously
6.  another name for scriber
verb
7. 
to score a line on (a surface) with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
noun
Augustin Eugène (oɡystɛ̃ øʒɛn). 1791–1861, French author or coauthor of over 350 vaudevilles, comedies, and libretti for light opera

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Scribe

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Augusˈtin Euˈgène (ɔgysˈtɛ̃ øˈʒɛn) ; ^ōgüstanˈ özhenˈ) 1791-1861; Fr. dramatist & librettist
noun
1. 
a professional penman who copied manuscripts before the invention of printing
2. 
a writer or author
3. 
a person learned in the Jewish law who makes handwritten copies of the Torah
4. 
a person employed by the general public to write letters, etc.
5. 
a pointed instrument for scoring stone, brick, wood, etc. to show where it is to be cut
: also ˈscriber
verb transitiveWord forms: scribed or ˈscribing
6. 
to score (wood, bricks, etc.) with a scribe
7. 
to mark (a line) with a scribe
verb intransitive
8. 
to work as a scribe

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Scribe

see synonyms of scribe
n.
1. A public clerk or secretary, especially in ancient times.
2. A professional copyist of manuscripts and documents.
3. A writer or journalist.
4. See scriber.
v. scribed, scrib·ing, scribes
v.tr.
1. To mark with a scriber.
2. To write or inscribe.
v.intr.
To work as a scribe.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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