scrivener

Example Sentences

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Instead, he decided to take the test to become a judicial scrivener, a job similar to being a paralegal that has a 3 percent acceptance rate.

From Washington Post

During one performance, a biker raised in Mexico City pulled up to say that it reminded him of outdoor typists in the parks, when he was growing up, who were scriveners to the illiterate.

From New York Times

In "Minor Feelings," Hong firmly rejects the idea of having the authority to act as a scrivener or "spokesperson" for any racial identity.

From Salon

He was a scrivener of the irritating tics in relationships that blossom into epic annoyances.

From Washington Post

In publishing circles, people who write for those far below the voting age are sometimes dismissed as scriveners of “kiddie lit.”

From New York Times