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scrivener definition

scriv·ener (skriv′ən ər)

noun

  1. a scribe, copyist, or clerk
  2. a notary

Etymology: ME scriveyner, extended < scrivein < OFr escrivain < VL *scribanus < L scriba, scribe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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