English noun: Scribe | |||
1. | Scribe (person) French playwright (1791-1861) | ||
Synonyms | Augustin Eugene Scribe | ||
Instance hypernym | dramatist, playwright | ||
2. | scribe (person) informal terms for journalists | ||
Synonyms | penman, scribbler | ||
Broader (hypernym) | journalist | ||
3. | scribe (person) someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts | ||
Synonyms | copyist, scrivener | ||
Broader (hypernym) | employee | ||
Instance hyponym | Ezra | ||
4. | scribe (artifact) a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut | ||
Synonyms | scratch awl, scriber | ||
Broader (hypernym) | awl | ||
English verb: scribe | |||
1. | scribe (contact) score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mark, nock, score | ||