Scrivener vs Scribe - What's the difference?
scrivener | scribe | Synonyms |
A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.
* 1592 , , 3.6
*:Scrivener (enters with a paper in hand):
*:Here is the indictment of the good Lord Hastings,
*:Which in a set hand fairly in engrossed
*:That is may be today read o'er in Paul's.
*:And mark how well the sequel hangs together:
*:Eleven hours I have spent to write it over...
(obsolete) One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker.
A writing master.
One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.
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# A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession(w).
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= (archaic) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
A writer, especially a journalist.
To write.
To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
To record.
To write or draw with a scribe.
(carpentry) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.; so called because the workman marks, or scribes, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts.
To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
Scribe is a synonym of scrivener.
As nouns the difference between scrivener and scribe
is that scrivener is a professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings while scribe is one who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.As a proper noun Scrivener
is {{surname|lang=en}.As a verb scribe is
to write.scrivener
English
(wikipedia scrivener)Noun
(en noun)- (Halliwell)
Synonyms
* amanuensis * scribe * tabellionSee also
* notaryReferences
* *scribe
English
Noun
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Synonyms
* amanuensis * scrivener * tabellionDerived terms
* scribal *Verb
(scrib)- (Spenser)