代だい書しょ人にん

noun

scribe; amanuensis; professional letter writer

A person who writes documents on behalf of others, especially in historical or formal contexts. In modern Japan, this role is largely obsolete, but the term may appear in historical or legal settings.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、代だい書しょ人にんが手て紙がみを代だい筆ひつしていた。

  In the Edo period, scribes wrote letters on behalf of others.

• 彼かれは役やく所しょの近ちかくで代だい書しょ人にんとして働はたらいている。

  He works as a scribe near the government office.