as in scribe
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thanks to the efforts of his dutiful amanuensis, copies of most of the author's letters and unpublished manuscripts have been preserved
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Recent Examples of amanuensis
Much later, when Lamarck was old and blind, this Rosalie would be his amanuensis, reading to him, conducting research for him, and even writing for him.
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Groff, the three-time National Book Award finalist and best-selling author, wrote the libretto with Doraiswamy and served as a kind of amanuensis to the production.
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Laura Van Straaten,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
The journalist’s tone was snarky, but there were some direct quotes from my father’s amanuenses.
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Sage Mehta,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
Intermittent presidential advisor and capital-class amanuensis Larry Summers has, in similar terms, endorsed the idea that American workers must give up their labor market gains in order to end inflation.
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Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
6 Aug. 2022
Andy had aided him in his earliest experiments, serving first as something of a guinea-pig-cum-amanuensis.
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Kent Russell,
Harper’s Magazine ,
25 May 2022
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Groff, the three-time National Book Award finalist and best-selling author, wrote the libretto with Doraiswamy and served as a kind of amanuensis to the production.
—
Laura Van Straaten,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
The journalist’s tone was snarky, but there were some direct quotes from my father’s amanuenses.
—
Sage Mehta,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
Intermittent presidential advisor and capital-class amanuensis Larry Summers has, in similar terms, endorsed the idea that American workers must give up their labor market gains in order to end inflation.
—
Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
6 Aug. 2022
Andy had aided him in his earliest experiments, serving first as something of a guinea-pig-cum-amanuensis.
—
Kent Russell,
Harper’s Magazine ,
25 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amanuensis
scribe
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While caution is required as adoption outpaces oversight, AI scribes are often considered a boon to the health industry.
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The new kings did not insist that scribes ought to write official documents in their own Germanic tongue, but eagerly adopted the more prestigious Latin language.
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“Amanuensis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amanuensis. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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