scribe

Noun

• a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

• someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

• informal terms for journalists

• French playwright (1791-1861)

Verb

• score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  scriber , scratch awl , copyist , scrivener , scribbler , penman , Scribe , Augustin Eugene Scribe