scrivener
Americannoun
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a person who writes out deeds, letters, etc; copyist
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a notary
Etymology
Origin of scrivener
1325–75; Middle English scriveyner, equivalent to scrivein (< Old French escrivein; see scribe 1, -an) + -er -er 1
Example Sentences
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In "Minor Feelings," Hong firmly rejects the idea of having the authority to act as a scrivener or "spokesperson" for any racial identity.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2020
“I am but the scrivener looking for language that might please everybody,” he wrote in one email.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2017
“With submission, what word, sir,” asked Turkey, respectfully crowding himself into the contracted space behind the screen, and by so doing, making me jostle the scrivener.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2015
I can relate to Melville’s Bartleby the scrivener: I frequently prefer not to.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2014
This gentleman had been a scrivener, and was one of the projectors of the well-known South-Sea Scheme or ‘Bubble,’ which ended in the total ruin of so many respectable families.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
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