Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scriptor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: scrip-tor
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writer, regarded as producing a work but not as providing its explanation (which is instead determined by the reader), according to the theories of Roland Barthes.

Example Sentences

"Although this literary exercise has been used to question the validity of Drew's book, the little biographies he offered acquire a worthy literary dimension if read using Foucault's critique to the Barthesian scriptor."

Etymology

From Latin scrīptor, to avoid the etymological link between author and authority.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: scrīptor

Inflected Forms

scriptors (plural)

Questions

What does scriptor mean?: A writer, regarded as producing a work but not as providing its explanation (which is instead determined by the reader), according to the theories of Roland Barthes.
Where does scriptor come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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