What is another word for scrivener?
Pronunciation: [skɹˈɪvənə] (IPA) 
A scrivener refers to a professional copyist or scribe, primarily associated with the medieval period. There are several synonyms for scrivener, such as amanuensis, who is a person who transcribes dictation or copies manuscripts or legal documents, a copyist, who is responsible for taking down notes and creating copies of documents, a transcriber or a recorder, who transcribes speech and audio recordings, and a clerk, who handles administrative work and records data. Other synonyms include notary, secretary, writer, and penman. While some of these terms may have slightly different connotations, they all refer to individuals who produce written materials by hand or through transcription.
