scrivener

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English scryvener, alteration of scryveyn, from Anglo-Norman scrivein (“professional penman, copyist”), from Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin *scriba, *scribanem, from Latin scriba, from scrībō (“to write”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskɹɪvnə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈskɹɪvənəɹ/ === Noun === scrivener (plural scriveners) A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings. (obsolete) One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker. ==== Synonyms ==== amanuensis scribe tabellion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === notary === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “scrivener”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “scrivener”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.