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Definition of scribe:
- A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.
- One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.
- To cut ( anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts.
- To make a mark.
- To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
Synonyms:
scriber, correspondent, reporter, copyist, transcriber, write, engross, penman, augustin eugene scribe, editor, remember, scratch awl, scrivener, scrawler, scribbler, indite, writer, inscribe, author, secretary.
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recorder (part of speech: noun)
- annalist,
- recorder,
- bookkeeper,
- historian,
- chronicler,
- clerk,
- stenographer,
- journalist,
- diarist,
- memorialist,
- accountant,
- archivist,
- biographer
Usage examples:
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Perhaps Jesus saw that the scribe was not ready to leave all and follow Him.
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Had Hermon retained his sight, he certainly would not have purchased him, in spite of his skill as a scribe, for the Egyptian had a " bad face."
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Another of his titles was that of " The Scribe of Numbers," in reference, doubtless, to the fact that he had to use numbers so carefully in making out his prescriptions.