Scribe (n.)

  1. French playwright (1791-1861)

    [ Syn: scribe , augustin eugene scribe ]

  2. informal terms for journalists

    [ Syn: scribbler , penman ]

  3. someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

    [ Syn: copyist , scrivener ]

  4. a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

    [ Syn: scriber , scratch awl ]

    scribe (v.)

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

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