Definition of Scribe

1. Verb. Score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking.

Generic synonyms: Mark, Nock, Score
Derivative terms: Scriber

2. Noun. French playwright (1791-1861).
Exact synonyms: Augustin Eugene Scribe
Generic synonyms: Dramatist, Playwright

3. Noun. Informal terms for journalists.
Exact synonyms: Penman, Scribbler
Generic synonyms: Journalist
Derivative terms: Penmanship, Scribble

4. Noun. Someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts.
Exact synonyms: Copyist, Scrivener
Generic synonyms: Employee
Specialized synonyms: Ezra
Derivative terms: Copy, Copy, Copy

5. Noun. A sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut.
Exact synonyms: Scratch Awl, Scriber
Generic synonyms: Awl

Definition of Scribe

1. n. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.

2. v. t. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.

3. v. i. To make a mark.

Definition of Scribe

1. Noun. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist. ¹

2. Noun. (archaic) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people. ¹

3. Noun. A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber. ¹

4. Noun. A writer, especially a journalist. ¹

5. Verb. To write. ¹

6. Verb. To record. ¹

7. Verb. To write or draw with a '''scribe'''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scribe

1. to mark with a scriber [v SCRIBED, SCRIBING, SCRIBES]

Medical Definition of Scribe

1. 1. To write, trace, or mark by making a line with a marker or pointed instrument, as in surveying a dental cast for a removable prosthesis. 2. To form, by instrumentation, negative areas within a master cast to provide a positive beading in the framework of a removable partial denture, or the posterior palatal seal area for a complete denture. Origin: L. Scribo, pp. Scripto, to write (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scribe

scribbets
scribble
scribbled
scribblement
scribblements
scribbler
scribblers
scribbles
scribblier
scribbliest
scribbling
scribbling block
scribblingly
scribblings
scribbly
scribe (current term)
scribed
scriber
scribers
scribes
scribing
scribing block
scribings
scribism
scribisms
scrid
scrids
scriech
scrieched
scriechs

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