Scribe meaning
UK US /skraɪb/ 1 syllable
Scribe (noun): French playwright (1791-1861).
Scribe has 5 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.
Scribe as a noun
- French playwright (1791-1861)
Synonyms: Augustin Eugene Scribe
Type of: dramatist
- informal terms for journalists
Type of: journalist
- someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
Type of: employee
Kinds: Ezra
- a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
Synonyms: scriber, scratch awl
Type of: awl
Scribe as a verb
- score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
Type of: score
Related forms: scriber
Scribe in a sentence
- We owe most of our knowledge of the past to the work of scribes.
- The scholar compared two folios to determine which scribes had copied the text.
How to pronounce Scribe
Scribe is pronounced /skraɪb/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Words that rhyme with Scribe
Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in BE · 6-letter words
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