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Scrivener
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What's The Definition Of Scrivener?
[n] someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scrivener: copyist | scribe Related Terms | Find terms related to Scrivener: See Also | employee Scrivener In Webster's Dictionary \Scrive"ner\ (? or ?), n. [From older scrivein, OF.
escrivain, F. ['e]crivain, LL. scribanus, from L. scribere to
write. See {Scribe}.]
1. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw
contracts or prepare writings. --Shak.
The writer better scrivener than clerk. --Fuller.
2. One whose business is to place money at interest; a
broker. [Obs.] --ryden.
3. A writing master. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
{Scrivener's palsy}. See {Writer's cramp}, under {Writer}.
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