transcriber Copy link • transcriber: librārius (one whose occupation is to transcribe books): Cic. Att. 13, 21, 6. Dimin. librariŏlus (an inferior or paltry librarius: id. Att. 4, 4, and Bal. 6, 14). [N.B.--The librarii not merely transcribed books, but bound and sold them. cf. Cic. Att. ll. cc.] When the word transcriber is simply a verbal noun, expr. by is qui transcripsit, etc.