SCRIVENER
copyist, scribe, scrivener
(noun) someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scrivener (plural scriveners)
A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.
(obsolete) One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker.
A writing master.
Synonyms
• amanuensis
• scribe
• tabellion
Proper noun
Scrivener
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Scrive"ner ( or ), n. Etym: [From older scrivein, OF. escrivain, F. Ă©crivain, LL. scribanus, from L. scribere to write. See Scribe.]
1. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings. Shak. The writer better scrivener than clerk. Fuller.
2. One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker. [Obs.] ryden.
3. A writing master. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Scrivener's palsy. See Writer's cramp, under Writer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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