scribbler
1 Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scribbler1
First recorded in 1545–55; scribble 1 + -er 1
Origin of scribbler2
First recorded in 1675–85; scribble 2 + -er 1
Example Sentences
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On the final page of “The Snakes That Ate Florida,” Mr. Frazier invokes another great scribbler, E.B.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Unlike the average social media scribbler, Lewis transformed anxiety into art.
From Salon • Feb. 29, 2024
But Wessex isn’t the only challenge facing the struggling scribbler.
From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022
One was chaotic and constantly bickering: Natalie Lee, the mellow yet goofy consultant whose love language is sarcasm, and Shayne Jansen, an extremely energetic real estate agent/notebook scribbler who covets validation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2022
Every dilettante scribbler for the magazines who sketches his rambles in Spain or Switzerland, grows jocose over some eccentricity or absurdity of his countrymen.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James
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