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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
Zack Kass, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Alex LeBrun, cofounder of medical scribe startup Nabla who LeCun hired to be the CEO of Advanced Machine Intelligence, thinks the startup’s new AI models could start to roll out in a year, with healthcare a major focus area.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
The movie was created and produced by Peaky Blinders scribe Steven Knight and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, who helmed the 2012 LCD Soundsystem concert film Shut Up and Play the Hits.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The scribes replaced by movable type lost their livelihoods, but literacy spread to millions.
—Zack Kass, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Alex LeBrun, cofounder of medical scribe startup Nabla who LeCun hired to be the CEO of Advanced Machine Intelligence, thinks the startup’s new AI models could start to roll out in a year, with healthcare a major focus area.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
That spire of skulls will likely play heavily into the horror hit's sequel, The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta (Hedda) and written by 28 Years Later scribe Alex Garland (Civil War).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026
The movie was created and produced by Peaky Blinders scribe Steven Knight and directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, who helmed the 2012 LCD Soundsystem concert film Shut Up and Play the Hits.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe
Noun
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Groff, the three-time National Book Award finalist and best-selling author, wrote the libretto with Doraiswamy and served as a kind of amanuensis to the production.—
Laura van Straaten,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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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
Noun
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Mayne, the registrar at the Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove, and Debbie Fandrei, the museum’s director and the other historian, began a search of dozens of contemporaneous sources, including the News-Sun.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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And in ordinary academic buildings and offices tucked up in the corners of the athletic department, university registrars and academic advisors were setting their hair on fire, trying to figure out how to approve transcripts and shoehorn new students into classes that were already full.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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Brenda Looper joined the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a news clerk in April 1997, and worked as a feature writer, reviewer and copy editor on the news side before moving to the opinion section in July 2011.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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An InStyle writer shares the surprisingly affordable perfume that earns her more compliments than her luxury fragrances.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The union filed a grievance on Tuesday, alleging violations to a collective bargaining agreement.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The union filed the complaint Monday in a Massachusetts federal court.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Copying is part of a long tradition in art history, especially at the Louvre, which has maintained a copyists’ bureau since its founding in 1793.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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Material features can also include things like colophons—formulas at the end of a text that attest to its completeness and fidelity and often also include the name of the copyist—doodles in the margins, mistakes and corrections, even handwriting style.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rather than placing orders with a counter clerk, Luckin customers select and pay for drinks directly through an app.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Less-skilled workers, such as truck drivers and postal clerks, have actually lost ground in terms of income.—
Mark Robert Rank,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Annemarie and Michael Greipel are also credited as co-authors.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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The authors that explore the vastness of the heart often serve as our guides.—
Hannah Benson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Allowing dirt and debris to sit on your floors can damage or scratch the surface during everyday use or when mopping.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Pavel Mintyukov, defenseman, B Olen Zellweger, defenseman, B Mintyukov was scratched for a stint and Zellweger has seen his power-play usage halved year-over-year.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Scribe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribe. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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