Scrivener
/ˈskrɪvənər/noun
A scrivener is a professional copyist or clerk, especially one who writes documents.
Did you know?Scrivener comes from the same Latin root as *scribe* and *script*, because in the ancient world writing itself was a specialized craft guarded by trained professionals.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sker-
“to cut, scratch”
Latin
Latin
scrībere
“to write, draw, inscribe”
Late Latin
Late Latin
scrībānārius
“a clerk or copyist”
Old French
Old French
escrivein
“a writer, copyist”
Middle English
English
scriveinor
“a professional writer or copyist”
Modern English
English
scrivener
“a clerk or professional copyist”