First Known Use: 14th century
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scrivener
noun scriv·en·er \ˈskriv-nər, ˈskri-və-\
Definition of SCRIVENER
1
: a professional or public copyist or writer : scribe
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Origin of SCRIVENER
Middle English scriveiner, alteration of scrivein, from Anglo-French escrivein, from Vulgar Latin *scriban-, scriba, alteration of Latin scriba scribe
Related to SCRIVENER
- Synonyms
- litterateur (or littérateur), pen, penman, scribe, author, writer
- Antonyms
- nonauthor
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