Definitions

1. noun

A person who writes, copies, or prepares documents, especially in a formal or official capacity.

“The company’s lawyer acted as a scrivener to draw up the contract.”

2. noun

A person who writes fiction, especially historical fiction.

“She is a prolific scrivener of historical novels.”

3. noun

A person who writes or copies documents in a monastery or scriptorium.

“The monks worked as scriveners to copy the illuminated manuscripts.”