scribe meaning and definition

SCRIBE noun

Definition of Scribe (noun)

1. French playwright (1791-1861)
   • synonyms: Augustin Eugene Scribe
2. informal terms for journalists
   • synonyms: penman, scribbler
3. someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
   • synonyms: copyist, scrivener
4. a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
   • synonyms: scratch awl, scriber

SCRIBE verb

Definition of scribe (verb)

1. score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking