Scribe

Pronunciation: /ˈskraɪb/

Scribe (noun)

  1. a person who copies documents or writes things down by hand.
  2. a person in ancient times who recorded information and kept records.
  3. a person who copies religious texts, often in a monastery.

Examples

  • The scribe carefully documented the meeting.
  • Every scribe has their own unique style.

Common collocations: professional scribe, employ a scribe, ancient scribe, scribe's tablet, monastic scribe

Scribe (verb)

  1. to write something down by hand, especially in a formal way.

Examples

  • She scribed the letter with care.
  • He scribed notes during the lecture.

Synonyms of Scribe

Formal

Neutral

Informal