scribe
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈskrīb 
1
: a member of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times studying the Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, teachers, and jurists
2
a
: an official or public secretary or clerk
b
: a copier of manuscripts
3
: writer
specifically : journalist
scribe
2 of 4verb (1)
scribed; scribing
intransitive verb
: to work as a scribe : write
scribe
3 of 4verb (2)
scribed; scribing
transitive verb
1
: to mark a line on by cutting or scratching with a pointed instrument
2
: to make by cutting or scratching
scribe
4 of 4noun (2)
: scriber
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- amanuensis
- calligrapher
- copyist
- penman
- scrivener
Verb (2)
- groove
- score
- seam
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Latin scriba official writer, from scribere to write; akin to Greek skariphasthai to scratch an outline
Verb (2)
probably short for describe
First Known Use
Noun (1)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (1)
1651, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1812, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
scribe
noun
ˈskrīb
: a person who copies writing (as in a book)
Biographical Definition
Scribe
biographical name
ˈskrēb
(Augustin-) Eugène 1791–1861 French dramatist
scribing
verb
as in filing
to mark with or as if with a line or groove carefully scribed two lines into the wood Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- filing
- scratching
- grooving
- milling
- scoring
- beveling
- seaming
- fluting
- scarifying
- abrading
- bevelling
- chamfering
- grazing
- rasping