noun / verb
scribe
To record words in writing.
The scribe carefully copies a Latin word with a quill.
Etymology
Latin scribere means to write. The verb preserves that direct activity of recording words in a written form.
In context
putting words on a page by replacing the scribe with a machine
More examples
- I scribe the group's ideas while the others discuss them.
- The clinic's scribe records the doctor's notes.
- Before printing, scribes copied books by hand.
Forms
scribe · scribes · scribed · scribing
scribal adjective — Relating to scribes or their work.
Similar words
- writer
- A broader term for someone who produces written material.
- copyist
- Specifically reproduces existing texts rather than composing new ones.