noun
scrivener
Scrivener (noun) means (old-fashioned) Someone whose job is to write out documents or legal papers for other people.
noun
1
(old-fashioned) Someone whose job is to write out documents or legal papers for other people.
"Below this, sat two scrivener monks at two little desks, on which were scrolls of parchment and ink-horns and goose-quill pens."
— Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway (1936)
2
(old-fashioned) Someone who lends out money for profit, as a business.
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Etymology
Came from Middle English scryvener, an 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").
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Rhymes for scrivener
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opener
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Greener
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Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of scrivener?
"scrivener" (noun) means (old-fashioned) Someone whose job is to write out documents or legal papers for other people.
What is another word for scrivener?
Other words for "scrivener" include copyist, scribe.
What are the different meanings of scrivener?
"scrivener" has 2 main meanings: 1. (old-fashioned) Someone whose job is to write out documents or legal papers for other people; 2. (old-fashioned) Someone who lends out money for profit, as a business.
