as in scribes
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
thanks to the efforts of his dutiful amanuensis, copies of most of the author's letters and unpublished manuscripts have been preserved
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scribes
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The printing press didn’t make scribes faster.—
Alex Israel,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026 -
The tentative agreement will have to go before the scribes’ rank-and-file membership for a vote to win approval.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Amanuenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amanuenses. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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