Noun
der Schreiber
Pronunciation: /ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐ/
writer, author, scribe, scrivener (male or of unspecified gender)
B2
rank #4,328
plural Schreiber
Meanings
Noun
- writer, author, scribe, scrivener (male or of unspecified gender)
- clerk (male or of unspecified gender)
- pen
- recorder, -graph (apparatus, device, instrument)
Example sentence
Der Schreiber des Briefes ist unbekannt.
The writer of the letter is unknown.
Word forms
singular
der Schreiber
plural
die Schreiber
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schreiber
Accusativeden Schreiber
Dativedem Schreiber
Genitivedes Schreibers
Plural
Nominativedie Schreiber
Accusativedie Schreiber
Dativeden Schreibern
Genitiveder Schreiber
Usage
- der Schreiber eines Briefes — The person who wrote a letter.
- Schreiber / Schriftsteller — Schriftsteller usually means a literary writer; Schreiber is broader.
Der Schreiber notierte die Namen sorgfältig.
The scribe carefully recorded the names.