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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
R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Related Stories Brock Akil sat in a nearly empty writers’ room with Weithorn and one other scribe.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Was vaunted New York baseball scribe Red Foley conducting surveys like this in 1974?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Maritime and overland trade linked blacksmiths, scribes, religious scholars, bead makers, silk weavers and tattoo artists.
—R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
Related Stories Brock Akil sat in a nearly empty writers’ room with Weithorn and one other scribe.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
Babcock, 76, has come a long way from early 1970s Philadelphia Inquirer scribe to renowned Dallas attorney, but his extensive sports roots uniquely qualify him as the Mavericks’ lead counsel in their legal squabble with the Stars.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Was vaunted New York baseball scribe Red Foley conducting surveys like this in 1974?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
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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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Desmond withdrew from that race and filed to run in Issa’s district on Thursday, according to the San Diego County registrar of voters.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Friday is the deadline for incumbents to file nomination forms with the registrar.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Jim Davis, a Democrat, is a retired businessman and political writer from Rome and has worked on both Democratic and Republican political campaigns.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
11 Mar. 2026
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Times staff writer Christie D’Zurilla contributed to this report.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Half a dozen Democrats, mostly younger progressives, have filed paperwork to challenge Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks), 71, who has represented parts of the San Fernando Valley for nearly 30 years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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For example, individual filers can receive up to $994, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those providing essential care to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Mar. 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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The computer rendered the data entry clerk, the switchboard operator, and file clerks obsolete.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Mackinac Island's tourist season is mainly from May through October, and the island needs about 5,000 seasonal workers each year to work as baristas, front desk attendants, wait staff, retail clerks and housekeepers.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The seventh annual San Diego Writers Festival is set to return to the Coronado Public Library and surrounding venues later this month, and three of the many authors participating in the event are La Jollans.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Obvious comparisons will be drawn between Project Hail Mary and other space survival movies like Gravity or The Martian, the latter also based on a sci-fi novel by the same author, Andy Weir.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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That only scratches the surface of Dolphins possibilities in free agency.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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Plastic cutting boards should be replaced every one to two years, or sooner if they’re deeply scratched.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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