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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
John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Because each manuscript of the Vulgate Merlin was handwritten by scribes, there are small errors that will lead historians to where this specific manuscript was written.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Rob Roy, This Boys Life and Memphis Belle director Michael Caton-Jones is set to helm Eternity from scribes King Orba and Rachel Robinson-Zetzer with a story from Orba.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Writers Club currently counts 19 international screenwriters and 22 French scribes.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
Because each manuscript of the Vulgate Merlin was handwritten by scribes, there are small errors that will lead historians to where this specific manuscript was written.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
The story was conceived by Stranger Things creators, directors and executive producers Duffer Brothers, as well as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child scribe Jack Thorne and Stranger Things writer and co-executive producer Kate Trefry.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Rob Roy, This Boys Life and Memphis Belle director Michael Caton-Jones is set to helm Eternity from scribes King Orba and Rachel Robinson-Zetzer with a story from Orba.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe
Noun
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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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By Hillary Kelly The story goes that John Milton—who went blind in his early 40s—composed 20 lines of Paradise Lost in his mind each evening, and then repeated them aloud the next day to an assortment of amanuenses, among them his three daughters.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2024
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But some Republican registrars took them as an insult, and at least one, Lisa Amatruda of Woodbury, walked out.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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Common registrars include Namecheap, GoDaddy, Dynadot, and Squarespace Domains LLC.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Boston Red Sox.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Queues of faithful filed into St. Peter's throughout the night and in the early hours of Friday, on the last day to bid farewell to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on April 26.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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In arguing for the reforms three years ago, insurers said that the industry had become unprofitable due to an avalanche of frivolous lawsuits filed under a century-old Florida law.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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The watercolor was recently rejected by specialists in 2020, who believe the copyist worked from a photograph of the work that was first published in 1904.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
4 Oct. 2024
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In an effort to thwart copyists, together these purist designers showed after the scheduled Fashion Week—and this was back when editors were still sailing to Paris from New York.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
16 Nov. 2023
Noun
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The photo album belonged to Karl Höcker, a former bank clerk who came to Auschwitz to be commandant Richard Baer’s right-hand man.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The February 2023 election, for example, cost about $200,000, according to the city clerk.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Isn't that what in-flight announcements are for? Christopher Elliott is an author, consumer advocate, and journalist.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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William Lambers is an author who partnered with the UN World Food Program on the book Ending World Hunger.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But the contradiction was apparent for anyone willing to scratch the surface: the three public suspensions and one defection from the Pentagon’s top ranks were all, until very recently, Hegseth loyalists.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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The surface of a cat tree is usually covered in a textured, carpet-like material for scratching.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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