Synonyms of scribes

scribes 1 of 2

noun

plural of scribe

1

as in calligraphers

one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts

variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calligraphers
• copyists
• scriveners
• amanuenses
• penmen

2

as in clerks

an official whose job is to keep records

the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clerks
• registrars
• secretaries
• reporters
• registers
• recorders
• archivists
• historians
• bookkeepers
• chroniclers
• transcriptionists
• annalists
• documenters

3

as in writers

a person who creates a written work

a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• writers
• authors
• novelists
• biographers
• storytellers
• pens
• litterateurs
• poets
• men of letters
• scriveners
• women of letters
• wordsmiths
• penmen
• screenwriters
• reporters
• dramatists
• bloggers
• scribblers
• stylists
• playwrights
• columnists
• journalists
• hagiographers
• coauthors
• cowriters
• ghostwriters
• memoirists
• autobiographers
• pamphleteers
• memorialists
• bards
• scriptwriters
• essayists
• fabulists
• fictionists
• auteurs
• sportswriters
• belletrists
• newspapermen
• fictioneers
• scenarists
• versifiers
• rhymers
• hacks
• satirists
• romancers
• wordmongers
• prosaists
• hatchet men
• prosers
• coscenarists
• paragraphers
• prosateurs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonauthors

scribes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scribe

as in files

to mark with or as if with a line or groove

carefully scribed two lines into the wood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• files
• scratches
• grooves
• scores
• seams
• mills
• flutes
• scarifies
• bevels
• grazes
• rasps
• chamfers
• abrades

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scribes

Noun

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

With nothing else to do, the scribes took a shot and wrote it as a spec. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

The assistant was Heidi, one of a growing number of AI medical scribes. — New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2026

Today, controversy over a regulator’s decision on AI scribes. — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 4 Aug. 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

Kings may have wanted a single language for the convenience of their scribes and tax collectors, but republicans wanted it for the sake of the citizens. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

In Northern Europe, the scriptorium was often located next to the calefactorium (warming room), where a fire was kept alive, allowing scribes to step in and warm themselves when needed. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Verb

Their content is a reminder that scribes more than a century ago often had a flair for colorful language. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

Monks consulted existing manuscripts of the Tripitaka, which scribes copied onto marble for stonemasons to chisel. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026

But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026