noun
Refers to a person who copies texts by hand, often in a historical or manuscript context. Not a common modern occupation term.
中世の修道院では、筆記者が聖書を書き写していた。
In medieval monasteries, scribes copied the Bible by hand.
Compound of 筆記 (writing, taking notes) and 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word straightforwardly means 'one who writes/copies'.