scrivener

[ skriv-ner ]

noun

1. scribe ¹( defs 1, 2 ).
2. a notary.

scrivener

/ ˈskrɪvnə /

noun

1. a person who writes out deeds, letters, etc; copyist
2. a notary

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrivener¹

1325–75; Middle English scriveyner, equivalent to scrivein (< Old French escrivein; scribe ¹, -an ) + -er -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrivener¹

C14: from scrivein clerk, from Old French escrivain, ultimately from Latin scrība scribe

Example Sentences

Bartleby, the Scrivener must be the most famous short fiction in American literature.

From The Daily Beast

Pete describes the local disarray in the methodical voice of the “Town Scrivener” he happens to be.

From The Daily Beast

But perhaps the best way to read the Bush memoir is as the elusive pièce de résistance of the most loyal Bush scrivener.

From The Daily Beast

White House veterans described how Michel became Bush's scrivener.

From The Daily Beast

Memorandum: This morning one Mr. Commander, a scrivener, came to me from Mr. Moore with a deed of which.

From Project Gutenberg

The scrivener did look up accordingly, with the action of an automaton which suddenly obeys the impulse of a pressed spring.

From Project Gutenberg

Without answering a single word, the scrivener sat down, and drew in proper form a full receipt for the money proffered.

From Project Gutenberg

So saying, he seized the scrivener by the collar, and shook him so vehemently, that he tore it from the cassock.

From Project Gutenberg

As for Florent Guillaume, he had been the best scrivener in the city.

From Project Gutenberg

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