scribbler

[ skrib-ler ]

/ ˈskrɪb lər /

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noun

a writer whose work has little or no value or importance.

a person who scribbles.

Nearby words

screwworm, screwworm fly, screwy, scriabin, scribble, scribbler, scribbling block, scribbly gum, scribe, scribe, augustin eugène, scriber

Origin of scribbler

First recorded in 1545–55; scribble¹ + -er¹

Definition for scribbler (2 of 2)

scribbler

[ skrib-ler ]

/ ˈskrɪb lər /

noun

a machine for scribbling wool fibers.

Origin of scribbler

First recorded in 1675–85; scribble² + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for scribbler

Jarvis readily agrees, but he notes that a scribbler needs to get paid.
Jeff Jarvis Asks: Is Google an Evil Empire?|Dave Kansas|January 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Where tarw garw occur, this scribbler always robs the line of a syllable, which is the greatest injury he commits.
Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards|Evan Evans
Yet still Voltaire was very far indeed from being a 'scribbler.'
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
How, sweet, how amiable in this charming woman is her desire of making my dear father satisfied with his scribbler's attempt!
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Fanny Burney

I suppose a scribbler unconsciously comes to write out whatever he feels, as a nervous woman plays her emotions away on a piano.
The Story of an Untold Love|Paul Leicester Ford
If in the old days the Bohemian scribbler was not in Society, he could at least imagine himself there.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Harry Furniss

British Dictionary definitions for scribbler

scribbler

/ (ˈskrɪblə) /

noun

derogatory, or facetious a writer of poetry, novels, journalism, etc

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