sopher
- noun
- Archaic
:
escribano
- The sopher meticulously copied the ancient scrolls.
Examples
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A sopher would carefully copy each document by hand to ensure accuracy.
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Ancient archives often relied on a skilled sopher to preserve important treaties.
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The king appointed a trusted sopher to record the laws of the land.
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Many sophers were employed in the royal court.
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The king appointed a trusted sopher to record the laws of the land.
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Ancient archives often relied on a skilled sopher to preserve important treaties.
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A sopher would carefully copy each document by hand to ensure accuracy.
Synonyms
273
2.5
A person who keeps records and does office tasks
25
6.2
A person who writes or records information for other people
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6.9
A person who collects, organizes, and keeps old records so people can use them
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9.9
A person who writes important documents by hand, especially before printing
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7.7
A person who writes documents or books by hand
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3.8
A person who writes and saves important official information in files
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7.0
A person who collects, organizes and preserves important papers and files
How Official
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sopher comes from the Hebrew sopher 'scribe' and the same root as sefer 'book', so a sopher was a clerk or secretary who kept, copied, and cared for official records.