Scribe

Word SCRIBE
Character 6
Hyphenation scribe
Pronunciations /skɹaɪb/

Definitions and meanings of "Scribe"

What do we mean by scribe?

A public clerk or secretary, especially in ancient times. noun

A professional copyist of manuscripts and documents. noun

A writer or journalist. noun

To mark with a scriber. intransitive verb

To write or inscribe. intransitive verb

To work as a scribe. intransitive verb

To write; mark; record.

Specifically

To mark, as wood, metal, bricks, etc., by scoring with a sharp point, as an awl, a scribe or scriber, or a pair of compasses. Hence To fit closely to another piece or part, as one piece of wood in furniture-making or Joiners' work to another of irregular or uneven form.

To write.

One who writes; a writer; a penman; especially, one skilled in penmanship. noun

An official or public writer; a secretary; an amanuensis; a notary; a copyist. noun

In Scripture usage: noun

One whose duty it was to keep the official records of the Jewish nation, or to act as the private secretary of some distinguished person (Esther iii. 12). noun

One of a body of men who constituted the theologians and jurists of the Jewish nation in the time of Christ. noun

A pointed instrument used to mark lines on wood, metal, bricks, etc., to serve as a guide in sawing, cutting, etc. noun

One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist. noun

A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people. noun

To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe. transitive verb

Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary or copyist.

A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.

A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.

(in particular) A journalist.

Verb. To use a sharp or pointed object to scrawl ones name on a surface in graffiti. Usually glass, plastic, or metal. Other forms of graffiti include: stickerbombing, tagging, throw-ups, pieces, bombs, burners, blockbusters,stenciling, wheatpasteing, fill-ins, throwies, etc. Urban Dictionary

Scribe is New Zealand's first mainstream hip hop artist. Hes got good rhymes, tight hooks, n great flow. His album is The Crusader, his DJ is P-Money. Urban Dictionary

Noun -a person whose entire miserable existence has been reduced to academic grunge and pain, yet remains complacent interjection -an expression used to convey the feeling of insanity brought about by working too hard for too long in an acadmic context (pronounced with emphasis on the 'i,' preferably with really wide eyes and a maniacal grin), or used just for fun, also sometimes used as a greeting (also "scribezor") verb -to perform tedious or difficult academic work syn: to troll verb, transitive -to break a person's soul through tedious or difficult academic work "That Ph2A final exam scribed me..." syn: to ass-rape adjective -tedious, difficult, soul-breaking, useless (Origin: 2003, California Institute of Technology) Urban Dictionary

A term commonly used by prison inmates to describe a small piece of paper containing notes relating to inmate nicknames, gang members, gang activity, hits, or other notable pieces of information. Urban Dictionary

A scribe is a graffiti artist. Urban Dictionary

The person in charge of documenting the activity that occurs in El Rey's Kingdom of Rustled Jimmies. They are often fired from their job or they quit every time they get aggravated with their boss. Urban Dictionary

Noun: A slang term used by corporate america to refer to a note taker aka punk-ass bitch. This term is often used to dupe an unsuspecting victim into a task which is incredibly boring and could be completed by a tape recorder and a secretary. Typically used by upper management right before meetings to people in lower ranks. Urban Dictionary

In the governments of many ancient societies, a professional position reserved for men who had undergone the lengthy training required to be able to read and write using cuneiform, hieroglyphics, or other early, cumbersome writing systems. Urban Dictionary

Racial Slur for those of romanian descent Urban Dictionary

A scholarly expert at the art and history of cum; a slut. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Scribe

The word "scribe" in example sentences

Having served as one-third of the writing team for the immensely successful The Dark Knight, the scribe is already talking about future projects, namely his next directorial effort The Unborn, which is scheduled for 2009. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Surely this toadstool masquerading as a scribe is aware THAT THIS BOOK HAS ALREADY BEEN WRITTEN! ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the hands of a Sorkin scribe of the day, I imagine Gutenberg would only be a weirdo: We don't trust what he's doing to our world, we don't understand it, so we don't like him. ❋ Jeff Jarvis (2010)

A scribe is reading, from a papyrus scroll, a list of complaints against him, a diatribe of supposed crimes against his own empire. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is not unknown how the name scribe was a general title given to all the learned part of that nation, as it is opposed to the rude and illiterate person. ❋ 1602-1675 (1979)

Originally the word scribe meant "scrivener"; but rapidly it was accepted as a matter of course that the scribe who copies the Law knows the Law best, and is its most qualified expounder: accordingly the word came to mean more than it implies etymologically. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. ❋ Unknown (1871)

Ezra, whom he calls a scribe of the law of the God of heaven (v. 12), a title which (it seems by this) Ezra valued himself by, and desired no other, no, not when he was advanced to the proconsular dignity. ❋ Unknown (1721)

“Finally there is what we call the scribe, a boy of about twenty who has just come from Switzerland. ❋ Simenon, Georges, 1903- (1969)

Huh? Anyway: The Porning Report: Coverage of the Porn Industry's Move to Mainstream -- the scribe is Frank Meyer, who's also the Online Associate Editor of AVN. (thanks, Invisible Cowgirl) ❋ Unknown (2003)

For though, indeed, the word scribe in the English and Latin imports barely a writer, and the Greek grammateu ` s by its derivation from gra'pho, strictly signifies no more; yet by its nearer derivation from gra'mma, which signifies a letter, it seems to represent to us the nature of the office from the notation of the name, viz. that these scribes were men of the bare letter, or the text; whose business it was to explain and give the literal sense and meaning of the law. ❋ 1634-1716 (1823)

and prolific intertitle scribe Anita Loos, whose soon-to-be husband John Emerson directs. ❋ Ed Howard (2008)

19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. ❋ Unknown (1721)

The scribe is just about to utilise these things, to “take them to” his or her own retelling, their remix, but we don’t know what that remix will be, not yet. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

So-called scribe lines are typically caused by hand tools used by painters or mechanics, and the agency over the years has issued a series of mandatory inspection rules covering 737s and other types of Boeing jets. ❋ Andy Pasztor (2011)

I'm gonna go scribe up some [windows] [real quick], [I'll be right back]. ❋ SpoR (2007)

[Elly]: Hey, who sings that not many song? [Kath]: [Scibe] man, hes great! ❋ Lilpill (2005)

n. "[Techers] are scribes" int. "SCRIBE!" v. "I was scribing away at that ACM95 set last night..." v.tr. "That Ph2A final exam scribed me..." adj. "that was a [scribal] [problem set]" ❋ Scribahol (2007)

Inmate: "Yo, pass me [the scribe]." Guard: "[Fo' sho]. Don't tell [the warden] about this." ❋ BWallensteinNJ (2007)

Those damn scribes keep [paining] [shit around] [the city]! ❋ Spencer Miller (2005)

The Scribe, known as Miss Katie [Monumental], has been fired and quit her job for [El Rey] way too many times, but she liked working for [trumpet] playing kings. ❋ Phil Beaurehumphery (2013)

"Hey Johnny, do you want to come to our [quarterly] sales meeting tomorrow?" - "Gee, oh really? I'd LOVE to" "Great, bring a pen and paper, we could really use you as a [scribe]." - "Man, fuck you, I ain't no goddamn bitch-ass [note taker]" ❋ FUCKERNST&YOUNG (2010)

Male domination of the position of [scribe]—an administration or scholar charged by [the temple] or [palace] with reading and writing tasks—further complicates efforts to reconstruct the lives of women. ❋ HistoryNerd94 (2010)

"Look at that filthy [scribe] [Vlad] [walk down the street], why i oughtha throw a bottle at him" ❋ OCTAVOPOLIS (2007)

My [favourite] kind of woman is a [brainless] [cum scribe]. ❋ The $cuN>| (2008)

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