Definition of "scribe" in English

noun

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

2. (informal) A journalist.

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

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

verb

1. To write.

2. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.

3. To record, as a scribe.

4. To write or draw with a scribe.

5. (carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.

6. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.