Chiefly in British contexts. A person employed to draw up documents, keep records or accounts, or perform other administrative duties; a secretary, a…
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释义 | society > communication > writing > writer > [noun] > professional writer (33) writereOE Chiefly in British contexts. A person employed to draw up documents, keep records or accounts, or perform other administrative duties; a secretary, a… bookerOE A writer of books; an author, a scholar. Also: a scribe. Obsolete. markerOE A secretary, clerk, or scribe. Obsolete. rare. scrivein?1208 A scribe, copyist, or clerk; = scrivener, n. 1a. scrivener1218 A person employed to copy or transcribe documents, or to write documents on behalf of someone else; a scribe, a copyist; a clerk, a secretary… scrieverc1425 A scribe, copyist, or clerk; = scrivener, n. 1a; spec. (Scottish) a clerk or secretary serving in a military unit. Obsolete. pen-clerk?c1430 A clerk whose occupation is to use a pen (as distinguished from a clergyman or scholar), a secretary; (more generally) a writer. Also figurative. scribe1435 A public official employed by a court, council, municipality, etc., to write or keep records or accounts and perform other administrative duties… scrivan1511 A clerk, secretary, or scribe; esp. a clerk employed by a merchant or trader. Cf. scrivener, n. 1a, scrivano, n. penman1552 A person employed to use the pen on behalf of someone else; a person whose business is to write or copy documents; a clerk or secretary, a notary… scrivano1581 A clerk, secretary, or scribe; (also occasionally) a notary; = scrivener, n. 1a 1b. Frequently in Italian or Spanish-speaking contexts. feather-driver1593 (a) = quill-driver, n., (b) ‘one who cleanses feathers by whisking them about’ (Johnson). scriptora1600 A writer, esp. a scribe, a copyist. Khoja1625 A professor or teacher in a Muslim school or college; a schoolmaster; a scribe, clerk. quill man1648 conicopoly1680 In southern India: an Indian clerk or writer. quill-driver1700 A person whose job involves writing, esp. of a repetitious or tedious nature; a (hack) writer; a clerk. Cf. pen-pusher, n. escrivain1744 A clerk. sirkar1828 A native writer or accountant; a clerk employed in a merchant's office for making purchases, etc. penworker1876 A person who works with or is skilled in using a pen; a writer. Cf. pen-pusher, n. Subcategories:— body of (1) — in ancient history (2) — types of (8) — female (1) — one employed to write for another (1) |
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