scrivener
noun [ C ] old use uk/ˈskrɪv.ən.ər/ us/ˈskrɪv.ən.ɚ/
抄写员；代书人；文件起草人
someone whose job involved writing documents or dealing with written documents
The scrivener probably cleaned up the writing on the letter when he was copying it. 抄写员可能在抄写信件时梳理了文字。
Their wills, drawn up by scriveners, bore only their marks. 他们的遗嘱是由代写人起草的，上面只有他们的标记。
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- Wilkinson was not acting as a lawyer, but as a mere scrivener.
- The erroneous information was simply a "scrivener's error".
- Professional scriveners sat at their desks, quills and parchment at the ready, to draw up wills, indentures, and bills of sale.