Definition
A person who writes or copies documents by hand; historically, a professional copyist or clerk.
Etymology
From Latin 'scriba' (clerk, secretary), from 'scribere' (to write). Entered English via Old French in the 13th century.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
skrywer
SKREE-wer
CACatalà
escriba
es-KREE-ba
CSČeština
písař
PEE-sarzh
DADansk
skriver
SKREE-ver
DEDeutsch
Schreiber
SHRI-ber
ELΕλληνικά
γραμματέας
ghra-ma-TE-as
ESEspañol
escriba
es-KREE-ba
ETEesti
kirjutaja
kir-yu-TA-ja
EUEuskara
idazle
i-DAZ-le
FISuomi
kirjuri
kir-YU-ri
GLGalego
escriba
es-KREE-ba
IDBahasa Indonesia
juru tulis
ju-ru tu-lis
ITItaliano
scriba
SKREE-ba
LTLietuvių
raštininkas
rash-ti-NIN-kas
LVLatviešu
rakstnieks
RAKST-nieks
MNМонгол
бичээч
bi-cheech
MSBahasa Melayu
juru tulis
ju-ru tu-lis
MYမြန်မာ
စာရေးသူ
sa-yay-thu
NLNederlands
schrijver
SGHRI-ver
NONorsk
skriver
SKREE-ver
PTPortuguês
escriba
es-KREE-ba
SKSlovenčina
pisár
pi-SAAR
SLSlovenščina
pisar
pi-SAR
SVSvenska
skrivare
SKREE-va-re
SWKiswahili
mwandishi
mwan-DI-shi
TAதமிழ்
எழுத்தர்
e-zhu-ttar
TEతెలుగు
లిపికారుడు
li-pi-kaa-ru-du
UKУкраїнська
писар
py-SAR
VITiếng Việt
thư ký
thu ky