schrijver — meaning in English
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English meaning
- author noun A person who writes a book, article, or other original work.
- scribe noun A person employed to write or copy documents by hand, especially historically.
- scrivener noun (old-fashioned) Someone whose job is to write out documents or legal papers for other people.
- writer noun A person who writes, especially as their profession, such as an author or journalist.
Senses
schrijver is used for these senses in English:
- author The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
- scribe Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
- scrivener A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.
- writer A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
author — full definition
- noun A person who writes a book, article, or other original work.
- verb To write or create a piece of work.
scribe — full definition
- noun A person employed to write or copy documents by hand, especially historically.
- noun A journalist or professional writer.
- verb To write, mark, or engrave something.
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