I. ˈskrīb noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin scriba official writer, from scribere to write; akin to Greek skariphasthai to scratch an outline
Date: 14th century
1. : a member of a learned class in ancient Israel through New Testament times studying the Scriptures and serving as copyists, editors, teachers, and jurists
2.
a. : an official or public secretary or clerk
b. : a copier of manuscripts
3. : writer ; specifically : journalist
II. intransitive verb
( scribed ; scrib·ing )
Date: 1782
: to work as a scribe : write
III. transitive verb
( scribed ; scrib·ing )
Etymology: probably short for describe
Date: 1678
1. : to mark a line on by cutting or scratching with a pointed instrument
2. : to make by cutting or scratching
IV. noun
Date: 1812
: scriber