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scrivener
UK /ˈskɹɪvnə(ɹ)/ US /ˈskɹɪvənəɹ/
noun 2name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
judicial, paying
VERB + SCRIVENER
asking, sat, try
SCRIVENER + NOUN
monks
PREP.
with
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — someone employed to make written copies of documents and man
- copyist
- scribe
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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
Wiktionary02
Below this, sat two scrivener monks at two little desks, on which were scrolls of parchment and ink-horns and goose-quill pens.
Wiktionary03
Try asking a judicial scrivener.
Tatoeba · #1190259304
Try paying the scrivener a visit.
Tatoeba · #11902603Usage Notes
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