Synonyms for copyist
Most common
writer scribe scrivener amanuensis copier imitator transcriber plagiarist
All synonyms
Noun
1. Scribe
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.
Forms
- Plural
- copyists → scribes, amanuenses, scriveners, writers…
Example sentences
- writer This sentence states exactly how the writer feels.
- scribe Tom dressed as an ancient Egyptian scribe.
- scrivener Try paying the scrivener a visit.
- copier Do you know what's wrong with the copier?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| copyist | steady | |
| writer | steady | |
| scribe | rising | |
| scrivener | steady | |
| amanuensis | steady | |
| copier | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- writer2, scribe1, copier3
- 8 letters
- imitator4, briefman
- 9 letters
- scrivener2
- 10 letters
- plagiarist, amanuensis
- 11 letters
- transcriber3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (writer2 = 2 syllables).