Scribe vs. Scriber — What's the Difference?

A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of automatic printing.The profession of the scribe, previously widespread across cultures, lost most of its prominence and status with the advent of the printing press. The work of scribes can involve copying manuscripts and other texts as well as secretarial and administrative duties such as the taking of dictation and keeping of business, judicial, and historical records for kings, nobles, temples, and cities.

A scriber is a hand tool used in metal work to mark lines on workpieces, prior to machining. The process of using a scriber is called scribing and is just part of the process of marking out.

A public clerk or secretary, especially in ancient times.

A sharply pointed tool used for marking lines, as on wood, metal, or ceramic. Also called scribe.

A professional copyist of manuscripts and documents.

A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines; a marking awl.

A writer or journalist.

A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl.

See scriber.

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

To mark with a scriber.

To write or inscribe.

To work as a scribe.

Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.

A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.^W

(informal) A journalist.

(archaic) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.

A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.

To write.

To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.

To record, as a scribe.

To write or draw with a scribe.

(carpentry) To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.

To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.

One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist.

A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people.

To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.

To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; - so called because the workman marks, or scribes, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts.

To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.

To make a mark.

French playwright (1791-1861)

Informal terms for journalists

Someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

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

Score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking