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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
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Olivier, as the resident ØWay scribe, would people care if 2Slimey was one of those model-rappers like Pz’?
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
The weekend’s celebration of her installation included services, food, art, singing, dancing, synagogue tours and a visiting master Torah scribe who worked to restore the synagogue’s Torah scrolls.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The scene is interrupted when in the scribe’s home, shrouded in darkness, eerie sounds distract him from what’s on his digital page.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
Olivier, as the resident ØWay scribe, would people care if 2Slimey was one of those model-rappers like Pz’?
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
In the end, OG Scream scribe Kevin Williamson returned to direct and co-write Scream 7, rebuilding the story around Campbell's Sidney, now married to a police chief and running a coffeehouse in Pine Grove, Ind.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
The weekend’s celebration of her installation included services, food, art, singing, dancing, synagogue tours and a visiting master Torah scribe who worked to restore the synagogue’s Torah scrolls.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe
Noun
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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
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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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County records show the registrar of voters initially logged in the receipt of 611,000 mail ballots, according to Bianco, citing the group's audit.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Historically, observers were also charged with registering voters at polling stations and local registrars’ offices with the specific goal of assisting disenfranchised minorities.—
Allison Mashell Mitchell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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Chris Kirschner is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the New York Yankees.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first of these—a cult favorite among writers, particularly youngish women writers—put Lemann on the map as a singular stylist, capable of crystalline insights into the miscreants and oddballs of the American South and great bursts of unrestrained sentiment.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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This will make accounting and filing taxes easier.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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As it’s applied today, the law allows trial attorneys to prey on the state’s small and mid-sized businesses — filing frivolous, costly lawsuits over even the most minor violation of California’s complex labor code.—
Tom Manzo,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 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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Under the model, an occupation scores high on substitution risk when AI can handle most of its core tasks, like insurance claims clerks and bill collectors.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Michael Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk, said that Heidi Pratt was registered to vote in Santa Barbara County.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Taylor is among authors such as Gregg Hurwitz and Mark Greaney who have reinvented the thriller genre.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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But author and television producer Eli Frankel has some ideas.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Avoid using abrasive tools, which can scratch the door’s surface and prevent a streak-free finish.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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Schmitt scratched, Encarnacion gets first start First baseman Casey Schmitt was scratched from Friday’s starting lineup due to lower back tightness.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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