English-Thai Dictionary
scrivener
N ผู้ จด ต้นฉบับ อา ลักษ ณ์ phu-jod-ton-cha-bab
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SCRIVENER
n.[See Scribe. ] 1. A writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or other writings.
2. One whose business is to place money at interest.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SCRIVENER
Scrive "ner ( or ), n. Etym: [From older scrivein, OF. escrivain, F.écrivain, LL. scribanus, from L. scribere to write. See Scribe. ]
1. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings. Shak. The writer better scrivener than clerk. Fuller.
2. One whose business is to place money at interest; a broker. [Obs. ] ryden.
3. A writing master. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. Scrivener's palsy. See Writer's cramp, under Writer.
New American Oxford Dictionary
scrivener
scrive ner |ˈskriv (ə )nər ˈskrɪvənər | ▶noun historical a clerk, scribe, or notary. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French escrivein, from Latin scriba (see scribe ).
Oxford Dictionary
scrivener
scrivener |ˈskrɪv (ə )nə | ▶noun historical 1 a clerk, scribe, or notary. 2 a person who invested money at interest for clients and lent funds to those who wanted to raise money on security. ORIGIN Middle English (in sense 1 ): shortening of Old French escrivein, from Latin scriba (see scribe ). Sense 2 dates from the early 17th cent.
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