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
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
Buck’s is neighbors with the bookstore Politics & Prose, which means authors frequently wine and dine in the restaurant, and Alefantis seems to know every artist, scribbler and socialite in Washington.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2021
Where tarw garw occur, this scribbler always robs the line of a syllable, which is the greatest injury he commits.
From Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards by Evan Evans
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