I.one who writes.
I. In gen. (acc. to scribo, I.), a writer, scribe, secretary (syn. librarius; “very rare): addebat etiam, scriptores illos male multatos exisse cum Galbā,” Cic. Brut. 22, 88; cf.: “scriptor librarius,” Hor. A. P. 354: “ex ejus (Crassi) scriptore et lectore Diphilo suspicari liceret,” Cic. de Or. 1, 30, 136: “(Seneca) advocatis scriptoribus pleraque tradidit, quae, etc.,” Tac. A. 15, 63 fin.; Vulg. Ezech. 9, 2.—
II. In partic. (acc. to scribo, II.).
A. One that composes in writing; a writer, composer, author, reporter, narrator, etc. (the ruling signif. of the word; syn. auctor).
(α).
With gen.: “omnium bonarum artium scriptores atque doctores et legendi et pervolutandi,” Cic. de Or. 1, 34, 158: “artis,” id. ib. 1, 20, 91; id. Inv. 2, 2, 6; Quint. 9, 4, 96: “artium,” id. 7, 7, 1; 7, 7, 8, prooem. § 3:“ quam multos scriptores rerum suarum magnus ille Alexander secum habuisse dicitur,” Cic. Arch. 10, 24; so, “rerum scriptor,” an historian, Liv. 21, 1; “for which: historiarum,” Juv. 7, 99; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 36: “temporum, Treb. Poll. Trig. Tyr. 18: carminum,” Quint. 1, 5, 11: “tragoediarum,” id. 1, 5, 21; 10, 1, 97: “veteris comoediae,” id. 10, 1, 9: “iamborum,” id. 10, 1, 9; 10, 1, 59: “mimorum,” id. 1, 10, 17: “Satyrorum,” Hor. A. P. 235: “Trojani belli,” id. Ep. 1, 2, 1 et saep.: “tuarum rerum domesticos habes et scriptores et nuntios,” reporters, Cic. Fam. 2, 4, 1.—
(β).
Absol.: “omne genus scriptorum,” Quint. 1, 4, 4: “vetustissimus ille scriptor ac politissimus Lysias,” Cic. Or. 9, 29; “so of the same,” id. Brut. 9, 35: “quia provenere ibi (sc. Athenis) scriptorum magna ingenia, etc.,” Sall. C. 8, 3: utriusque linguae, in Latin and Greek, Gell. praef. § 4; so of an historian: in tantā scriptorum turbā, Liv. praef. § 2 sq.; Mart. 3, 20, 4 al.; Quint. 3, 4, 1: “fere scriptores carmine foedo Splendida facta linunt,” Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 236; “so of poets,” id. ib. 2, 1, 62: “scriptorum chorus,” id. ib. 2, 2, 77: “nobilium scriptorum auditor,” id. ib. 1, 19, 39; id. A. P. 120; 136; Phaedr. 5, 1, 17 al.—
B. Publicists' and jurid. t. t. (acc. to scribo, II. B.), a drawer up, compiler, draughter of any thing.