briefman

See also: Briefman

English

Etymology

From brief +‎ -man.

Noun

briefman (plural briefmen)

1. (law, dated) Someone who makes a brief.
2. (historical) A copier of a manuscript, especially the Bible.

   Synonym: copyist

References

• “briefman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.