SCRIBE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

scribe 1 of 2

noun

ˈskrīb

Definition of scribe

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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nonauthor

scribe

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verb

as in to file

to mark with or as if with a line or groove carefully scribed two lines into the wood

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Recent Examples of scribe

Noun

The scribe provided a layer of interpretation between what was happening in the exam room and what needed to be entered into the computer. — Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Admittedly, this scribe has waxed lovingly about way too many Broncos backs over the years. — Brad Evans, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The old adage among NFL scouts, coaches and smart scribes is that the preseason does not present the truth. — Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Filed jointly with the WGA West and East branches, the guild’s suit claims the merger violates antitrust law and would inflict irreparable harm on industry scribes. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scribe

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe

Noun

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.

— Literary Hub, 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

Definition of amanuensis

Noun

The three writers attempted to balance overall talent with building a sensible basketball team.

— Victor Wembanyama, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In particular, actors should look for opportunities to work with experienced directors, producers, writers and performers who understand the demands of the business.

— E'Ian West, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of writer

Verb

The issue will be on the ballot if a petition filed with the city clerk is signed by 15% of qualified electors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Justice Yechiel Kasher said the case was filed too late, a week before the voter registry was due to be finalized, and that the petitioners had not first used the statutory appeals process available to challenge their registration status.

— Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of file

Noun

At the same time, new technologies started to produce identical copies better and faster than any human copyist ever could.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of copyist

Noun

Requests for comment sent to the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office and the local circuit court clerk were not immediately returned.

— Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
The court clerk of Oklahoma’s Western District declined to comment on behalf of the district and the judges.

— Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of clerk

Noun

The authors would like to thank HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science for providing research funding informing this article.

— Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Rose, an Atlanta chef, cookbook author and television personality, isn’t relying on the barbecue sauce to do all the work.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of author

Verb

Sunderland, of course, spent heavily last season after coming up from the Championship, and there is a broad consensus that promoted teams need to do so to quickly bring their squads up to scratch.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The upstairs neighbors had two mastiffs who were left home all day and who barked incessantly and scratched at the floor of their kennel.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

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