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scrivener

scri·ve·ner

UK/ˈskɹɪvnə(ɹ)/ US/ˈskɹɪvənəɹ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

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Origin

From Middle English scryvener, alteration of scryveyn, from Anglo-Norman scrivein (“professional penman, copyist”), from Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin *scriba, *scribanem, from Latin scriba, from scrībō (“to write”).

Phrases

  • money scrivener

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