a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
a public clerk or writer, usually one having official status.
Also called sopher, sofer. Judaism. one of the group of Palestinian scholars and teachers of Jewish law and tradition, active from the 5th century b.c. to the 1st century a.d., who transcribed, edited, and interpreted the Bible.
a writer or author, especially a journalist.
verb (used without object),scribed,scrib·ing.
to act as a scribe; write.
verb (used with object),scribed,scrib·ing.
to write down.
Origin of scribe
1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin scrība clerk, derivative of scrībere to write
“We built Scribe specifically to do that, to build an engineering core focused exclusively on making the most advanced the very best therapeutic genome editing molecules that we could,” Oakes said.
Scribe Therapeutics launches a platform for engineering CRISPR-based therapeutics|Darrell Etherington|October 6, 2020|TechCrunch
This year, as the pandemic led patients to shun clinics and hospitals, many scribes were laid off or furloughed.
Time-crunched doctors are relying on remote-working scribes to take notes via video call|lbelanger225|September 30, 2020|Fortune
These were supposed to simplify patient record-keeping, but instead they generated a need for scribes.
Time-crunched doctors are relying on remote-working scribes to take notes via video call|lbelanger225|September 30, 2020|Fortune
Many have returned, but scribes are increasingly working online—even from the other side of the world.
Time-crunched doctors are relying on remote-working scribes to take notes via video call|lbelanger225|September 30, 2020|Fortune
When I was growing up as a kid playing Dungeons and Dragons, I didn’t dream about being the scribe.
Why Is This Man Running for President? (Ep. 362 Update)|Stephen J. Dubner|December 19, 2019|Freakonomics
If you were particularly interested in one topic, you would order your scribe to write down only the relevant items.
Social Media is So Old Even the Romans Had It|Nick Romeo|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Doing research for a PhD project, he became a scribe of the tribe on their urban adventures.
Urban Explorers Face Sewage, Rats, Vertigo, Claustrophobia and Cops|Josh Dzieza|October 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The scribe for Sporting News befriended Ghawi after exchanging messages with her online, he told The Daily Beast.
Colorado Shooting Victim Jessica Ghawi Left an Indelible Impression|Matthew DeLuca|July 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Did I imagine it, or did she recognize the name of the scribe who had hymned her feminine allure?
Hitchens on Thatcher's Sex Appeal|David Frum|January 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He had beautiful handwriting, a very important talent for a scribe.
The Book That Changed the World|Jimmy So|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A common explanation is that the scribe mistook numerals in the MS. before him and wrote the wrong figures.
Lives of SS. Declan and Mochuda|Anonymous
But seemingly no scribe ever thought it worth his while to make such an effort.
History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 12 (of 12)|S. Rappoport
The scribe of the prince came out unto me; he said unto me, 'What ail-eth thee?'
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery|L.W. King and H.R. Hall
The scribe of decree chose to ornament the edicts on my forehead with these flourishes of disgrace.
Thalaba the Destroyer|Robert Southey
The printer has no care for the beauty and the artistic form of books, while with the scribe this is a labour of love.
Prices of Books|Henry B. Wheatley
British Dictionary definitions for scribe (1 of 2)
scribe
/ (skraɪb) /
noun
a person who copies documents, esp a person who made handwritten copies before the invention of printing
a clerk or public copyist
Old Testamenta recognized scholar and teacher of the Jewish Law
Judaisma man qualified to write certain documents in accordance with religious requirements
an author or journalist: used humorously
another name for scriber
verb
to score a line on (a surface) with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
Derived forms of scribe
scribal, adjective
Word Origin for scribe
(in the senses: writer, etc) C14: from Latin scrība clerk, from scrībere to write; C17 (vb): perhaps from inscribe
British Dictionary definitions for scribe (2 of 2)
Scribe
/ (Frenchskrib) /
noun
Augustin Eugène (oɡystɛ̃ øʒɛn). 1791–1861, French author or coauthor of over 350 vaudevilles, comedies, and libretti for light opera