scrivener — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.

Scrivener (enters with a paper in hand):Here is the indictment of the good Lord Hastings, Which in a set hand fairly is engrossed That is may be today read o'er in Paul's. And mark how well the sequel hangs together: Eleven hours I have spent to write it over[…]

Below this, sat two scrivener monks at two little desks, on which were scrolls of parchment and ink-horns and goose-quill pens.

2

One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker.

name

1

A surname.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

judicial, paying

VERB + SCRIVENER

asking, sat, try

SCRIVENER + NOUN

monks

PREP.

with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone employed to make written copies of documents and man

copyist
scribe

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

4

01

Scrivener (enters with a paper in hand):Here is the indictment of the good Lord Hastings, Which in a set hand fairly is engrossed That is may be today read o'er in Paul's. And mark how well the sequel

Wiktionary

02

Below this, sat two scrivener monks at two little desks, on which were scrolls of parchment and ink-horns and goose-quill pens.

Wiktionary

03

Try asking a judicial scrivener.

Tatoeba · #11902593

04

Try paying the scrivener a visit.

Tatoeba · #11902603

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, scrivener is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.