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scrivener

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
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 ME: shortening of OFr. escrivein, from L. scriba (see scribe).

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