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as in amanuensis
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them
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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings
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as in writer
a person who creates a written work
a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe
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Recent Examples of scribe
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
They were told this scribe would be paid from Roschman’s original investment.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
It is accompanied by a quietly trenchant voice over, mostly written by scribes Rafael Cobos and Fran Araújo, explaining intricacies of characters and historical through-lines.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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Noun
This is arguably director Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s and the Madhouse studio’s horror masterpiece, and also the best of Kawajiri’s several collaborations with gothic horror scribe Hideyuki Kikuchi.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
They were told this scribe would be paid from Roschman’s original investment.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Kate Trefry, a Stranger Things writer who co-wrote the First Shadow story with the Duffers and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child scribe Jack Thorne, tells me that 60% of the primarily young theatergoers who come to the show have never been to a play before.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
It is accompanied by a quietly trenchant voice over, mostly written by scribes Rafael Cobos and Fran Araújo, explaining intricacies of characters and historical through-lines.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Two days before that Election Day, turnout in San Diego County stood at 43%, said Antonia Hutzell, a spokesperson for the county registrar.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Taylor, then the deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, was played in the film by English actor Lee Ingleby.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jon Walker is a business writer with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Jon Walker,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At a time when the Mavericks need as much good will, or PR, as possible, filing a lawsuit against the Dallas Stars is petty, small and mean.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Since then, Shashou and Effron have been iterating alongside what has become a team of 50 robotics engineers on the manicure system, which can remove nail polish; deliver cuticle care; file nails — without blades — and impart colored polish and a top coat to finish.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Copying is part of a long tradition in art history, especially at the Louvre, which has maintained a copyists’ bureau since its founding in 1793.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Material features can also include things like colophons—formulas at the end of a text that attest to its completeness and fidelity and often also include the name of the copyist—doodles in the margins, mistakes and corrections, even handwriting style.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Last year, in an effort to bring at least some unofficial results to the county faster, Forlini and the county sheriff offered a program where a deputy and a county clerk employee went to municipalities to pick up the sticks and drive them back to the county elections department in Mount Clemens.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In September 2017, Singer petitioned the clerk of Palm Beach County to legally change his name to Hunter Barrett Scott.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Celebrated author and classicist Daniel Mendelsohn brings Homer’s great epic to vividly poetic new life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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And the author also indicated that Ferguson’s charity work could be looked into.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Dallas Cowboys have made some head-scratching moves in 2025 dating back to the preseason, which have both strengthened the interior of the defensive line but also added confusion about the future of the unit.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Gratitude hardly scratches the surface.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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