Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun scribe

4 senses of scribe

Sense 1
Scribe, Augustin Eugene Scribe -- (French playwright (1791-1861))
       INSTANCE OF=> dramatist, playwright -- (someone who writes plays)

Sense 2
scribe, scribbler, penman -- (informal terms for journalists)
       => journalist -- (a writer for newspapers and magazines)

Sense 3
copyist, scribe, scrivener -- (someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts)
       => employee -- (a worker who is hired to perform a job)

Sense 4
scriber, scribe, scratch awl -- (a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut)
       => awl -- (a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scribe

1 sense of scribe

Sense 1
scribe -- (score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking)
       => score, nock, mark -- (make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it")