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Definition of Scribe
1. Verb. Score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking.
2. Noun. French playwright (1791-1861).
3. Noun. Informal terms for journalists.
4. Noun. Someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts.
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.
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)