How to Say "copyist" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “copyist” is “escriba” — B2 level.
English → SpanishB2
nounB2formal
person who manually duplicates texts
Examples
Antes de la imprenta, el escriba era esencial para preservar los textos.
Before the printing press, the scribe was essential for preserving texts.
El escriba real registraba todas las decisiones del rey.
The royal scribe recorded all the king's decisions.
Gender Note
Although the profession of scribe (escriba) was often historically male, the word itself is usually treated as grammatically masculine (el escriba), even when referring to a woman, though la escriba is also accepted.
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