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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
Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Promising Young Woman scribe Emerald Fennell wrote and directed the film, which was produced by Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Dec. 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
The story was conceived by Stranger Things creators, directors and executive producers Duffer Brothers, as well as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child scribe Jack Thorne and Stranger Things writer and co-executive producer Kate Trefry.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Promising Young Woman scribe Emerald Fennell wrote and directed the film, which was produced by Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Dec. 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
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Brom has held a succession of positions in the county elections office and currently serves as assistant registrar.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Dec. 2025
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Local media outlets reported that the registrar said the seminar was cancelled because prior permission was not sought.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
16 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Famed writer and director David Mamet, who cameos in Marty Supreme, is also said to have attended Marty's clubs.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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Here's a look at those astronaut medical issues and others from the history of human spaceflight by our writer Josh Dinner.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Wyman filed for divorce the year after, and the year after that, Reagan met Nancy Davis, who would become his wife until his death in 2004.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Ohio Township Association and Ohio Chamber of Commerce filed briefs supporting Miami Township.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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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
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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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Matthew Oldroyd, the fan, author and co-founder of Forza Garibaldi fans’ group, summed it up earlier this week.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Over the course of his life, Reagan worked as a clothing salesman, actor, radio personality, author, and political commentator.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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If large stuck-on food chunks remain, carefully scrape them off with a razor blade, being mindful not to scratch the stovetop.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Bright and spellbinding, glittering and dangerous, London Falling scratches every itch while unwinding this morbid mystery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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