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
Martin grew up into a comic novelist and a prolific periodical scribbler, just like dad.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2023
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
WSG Artistic Director Bill Largess turns in a particularly creaky performance as Sims, a world-famous scribbler who is in Hollywood to contribute to a movie adaptation of his work.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 2018
Free verse that is flabby, in-organic, shapelessly obvious, is as much of a crime against poetry as the cheapest echo of a Masefield that any doggerel scribbler ever strummed.
From Irradiations; Sand and Spray by Fletcher, John Gould
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