Synonyms for scrivener
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.
Forms
- Plural
- scriveners → scribes, copyists, amanuenses, writers…
Example sentences
- writer This sentence states exactly how the writer feels.
- scribe Tom dressed as an ancient Egyptian scribe.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scrivener | steady | |
| writer | steady | |
| scribe | rising | |
| copyist | steady | |
| amanuensis | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- writer2, scribe1
- 7 letters
- copyist
- 9 letters
- secretary4, tabellion
- 10 letters
- amanuensis
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (writer2 = 2 syllables).