scribe (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /skraɪb/

Definition

A person who copies out documents, especially one whose occupation was to do this before printing was invented.

Examples

• The king employed a scribe to record his decrees.

• She worked as a scribe, meticulously copying ancient texts.

• Before the printing press, scribes were essential for disseminating information.

How to Use scribe

scribe for (prepositional phrase)

To work as a scribe for a particular person or institution. — "He was hired to scribe for the local monastery."

Synonyms of scribe

Words with a similar meaning to scribe:

• clerk
• copyist
• amanuensis

Antonyms of scribe

Words with the opposite meaning to scribe:

• illiterate
• layperson

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