Scribe Common

Scribe has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions

Noun

French playwright (1791-1861)

"The theater program listed Scribe as the author of several farces that defined nineteenth-century comedy."

Scribe Augustin Eugene Scribe

informal terms for journalists

"The party scribes were already scribbling notes outside the gates before the candidate even arrived."

scribe scribbler penman

someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

"The young scribe spent his days copying ancient legal codes by hand for the royal court."

copyist scribe scrivener

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

"The carpenter used his scribe to mark precise lines on the oak beam before beginning the cuts."

scriber scribe scratch awl

Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.

"The royal scribe spent the afternoon copying the king's decrees onto fresh parchment before sealing them with wax."

Verb

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

"The machinist used a sharp scriber to mark precise cutting lines directly onto the steel beam before welding began."

scribe

To write.

"The ancient scribe carefully copied every character from the original manuscript onto fresh parchment."