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noun

ˈskrīb How to pronounce scribe (audio)
Definition of scribenext
1
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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2
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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3
as in writer
a person who creates a written work a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe

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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
Today, controversy over a regulator’s decision on AI scribes. — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026 But somewhere in the show’s creative journey and the blending of British television veterans and scribes from inside Jackson’s Power-verse, a lot of the specificity vanished into the ether. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Reports suggest that a season 2 writers’ room never opened and the scribes have since been released to pursue other projects. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 Hurst hopes more context can be gleaned by further studies of the many other plaster scraps—which bear different handwriting from at least one other scribe—and by excavating more of the lost city. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for scribe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe
  1. amanuensis
  2. registrar
  3. writer
  4. file
  5. copyist
  6. clerk
  7. author
  8. scratch
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 Bayeux Tapestry‘s journey to the British Museum was made possible by a remarkable team of conservators, registrars, engineers, and specialist art handlers whose work is rarely seen by the public—and the Times of London has given them their due.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Those eligible to vote can visit the state’s online voter registration portal to sign up, apply in person to your town clerk or registrar, or download a paper form in English or Spanish and mail it in to your town’s registrar of voters office.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of registrar
Noun
  • Taylor Swift will be adding another trophy to her shelf, as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the superstar will be inducted into the hall this fall, becoming, at 36, the youngest writer ever to receive the honor.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • It’s been my privilege to learn, from scholars and thinkers and writers far more deeply rooted than myself in the American west, about its realities and relentless contradictions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of writer
Verb
  • Many of these times, KFA employees allegedly filed false expense reports chalking up the charges to meals, drinks, or standard massages.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center filed an emergency motion to halt the euthanasia of a dog that attacked several people.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of file
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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
  • The watercolor was recently rejected by specialists in 2020, who believe the copyist worked from a photograph of the work that was first published in 1904.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of copyist
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  • Hersey — reporting on a clerk, a tailor’s widow, two doctors, a priest, and a pastor — gave US readers their first sense of what the new superweapon did to human bodies.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • His military occupational specialty was warehouse clerk, and his final assignment was with the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion at Camp Pendleton.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of clerk
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  • The author warns that humanity's insistence on supremacy could lead to conflict with advanced AI, even provoking existential threats.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The author, who appears in the series and serves as a consulting producer, took part in a panel discussion of Monsters of God Thursday night after HBO screened episode 1 at Vidiots in Los Angeles.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of author
Verb
  • After the bullpen had to cover all nine innings Saturday when Griffin Jax was scratched from a scheduled start due to elbow discomfort, Seymour worked six solid innings, allowing a first-inning run and nothing else.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Many scratched their heads when the Codex Micro was announced.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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