sopher
- noun
- Archaic
- The sopher penned many important texts in ancient times.
Examples
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In medieval times, a sopher would often travel to share knowledge between distant kingdoms.
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The ancient manuscript was believed to be the work of a skilled sopher from the royal court.
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The king relied on his trusted sopher to record important events and compose official documents.
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In the library, a sopher was cataloging old manuscripts.
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The ancient manuscript was believed to be the work of a skilled sopher from the royal court.
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The king relied on his trusted sopher to record important events and compose official documents.
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In medieval times, a sopher would often travel to share knowledge between distant kingdoms.
Synonyms
A person who creates books, articles, or stories
A person who writes books or articles
A person who copies texts by hand, often in the past
How Learned
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sopher once meant a learned writer or scholar and it comes from the Hebrew sopher 'scribe' and the idea of sefer 'book', so you can think of a sopher as someone who wrote learned texts and shared knowledge.