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; scribe 1, -an ) + -er -er 1
Example Sentences
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Instead, he decided to take the test to become a judicial scrivener, a job similar to being a paralegal that has a 3 percent acceptance rate.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2021
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, “and I have tried to accomplish that in the attached latest draft.”
From New York Times • 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
The father of Milton, the poet, was a scrivener in Bread Street, living at the sign of "The Spread Eagle," the armorial ensign of his family.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
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