scribe

The word “scribe” has 1 syllable: scribe

It's pronounced as /skraɪb/

What is synonym and antonym for scribe?

In the thesaurus, “scribe” has 82 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for scribe along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for scribe

abrade
amanuensis
annalist
archivist
auteur
author
autobiographer
bard
belle-lettrist
belletrist
bevel
biographer
blogger
bookkeeper
calligrapher
chamfer
chronicler
clerk
coauthor
columnist
copyist
coscenarist
cowriter
documenter
dramatist
essayist
fabulist
fictioneer
fictionist
file
flute
ghostwriter
graze
groove
hack
hagiographer
hatchet man
historian
journalist
litterateur
man of letters
memoirist
memorialist
mill
newspaperman
novelist
pamphleteer
paragrapher
pen
penman
playwright
poet
prosaist
prosateur
proser
rasp
recorder
register
registrar
reporter
rhymer
romancer
satirist
scarify
scenarist
score
scratch
screenwriter
scribbler
scriptwriter
scrivener
seam
secretary
sportswriter
storyteller
stylist
transcriptionist
versifier
woman of letters
wordmonger
wordsmith
writer

Antonyms for scribe

nonauthor

Meanings of scribe

noun
1. Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary or copyist.
2. A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
3. A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
4. (in particular) A journalist.
verb
1. To write.
2. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
3. To record.
4. To write or draw with a scribe.
5. To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.; so called because the workman marks, or scribes, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts.
6. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.

Example Sentences

In ancient Egypt, a scribe was responsible for recording important events.
The scribe carefully copied the manuscript by hand.
Every royal court had at least one scribe to document decrees.
The historian acted as a scribe, writing down eyewitness accounts.
The scribe used a quill and ink to write on parchment.

On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to scribe, such as: abrade, amanuensis, annalist, archivist, auteur, author, autobiographer.

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