scribe
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6.2
- noun
- /skraɪb/
:
escriba
- There, Yama and his scribe review the soul's past actions before deciding on its future.
- scribes and Pharisees
- medieval scribe
- scribes copied
He says, you know, that the Pharisees and the scribes, they dress up in their stolay, their long robes.
- He says, you know, that the Pharisees and the scribes, they dress up in their stolay, their long robes.
- As you enter each of those units or whatever, you have to go through tests until you graduate and become an actual scribe, healer or writer.
- And when you read it in the Greek, it says Pilate then handed him over to them to be crucified to the chief priests and scribes.
- Whistles loud the rash martial tune some scribe handles himself.
- Can I be your scribe by the Menopause Manifesto, my book.
- What it like a, you know, like a scribe that like runs around with the kings and just like writes down memes.
Examples
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Both the reader and the scribe would participate in group discussions, in addition to performing their duties.
Academic text (2008) -
Timothy Matlack was the official scribe of the Continental Congress.
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So, what did the great Irish scribe have to say for himself?
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We usually have groups of four to six, with a scribe chosen or appointed for each group.
Academic text (1993) -
The recruit thought the scribe was supposed to write, sir!
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As a scribe, you know something of literary style, I imagine.
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Four students had a scribe who wrote exactly what the students dictated.
Academic text (2012) -
The groups would also select a scribe who would record the group's responses to the six tasks noted above.
Academic text (2008) -
The speaker would read slowly from a text as the scribes copied down the words on their rolls.
Academic text (2011) -
As a scribe, she meticulously recorded the minutes of the meeting.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who creates books, articles, or stories
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2.0
A person who writes books or articles
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3.5
A person who writes about someone's life and achievements
17
5.3
A person who writes the words for ads and other promotion
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6.9
A person who writes down spoken words quickly, for example in court
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7.2
A person who writes down events in the order they happen
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7.1
A person who makes a book or speech for someone else who is shown as the author
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3.3
A person who writes and keeps the official papers for a group
2
8.2
A writer, often a journalist, who people think is not very skilled
1
7.7
A person who writes documents or books by hand
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6.0
A person who writes down or types what people say
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6.3
A person who listens to spoken words or reads handwriting and types it
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3.8
A person who writes and saves important official information in files
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7.7
A person who writes for a living, for example a journalist or author
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9.9
A person who writes down what someone else says
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3.3
A person who makes news articles for a newspaper or TV
A person who writes down everything said during a meeting or trial
A person who writes or organizes information for others to use
A person who writes history about past events, often in ancient times
A person who copies texts by hand, often in the past
A person who writes letters or documents for other people for money
A person who writes the first draft of an official document
A person who writes texts by hand, for example an author
A person who takes notes during meetings or lectures
A person who writes words for adverts or websites
A person who does simple office paperwork and little creative work
How Professional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scribe comes from the Latin root scribere, which means 'to write'. It is the same root as script and describe, so a scribe is simply someone whose job is to write or copy texts.