scribbler en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/
- /ˈskɹɪblə(ɹ)/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From scribble + -er.
Meanings
-
One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.
You speak as if Lady Whistledown were to be held in higher regard than Her Majesty the Queen herself. You give far too much credit to some anonymous scribbler.
2020 December 25, Chris Van Dusen, “Diamond of the First Water”, in Bridgerton, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Anthony Bridgerton:The scribbler, pinch'd with hunger, writes to dine.
1726, George Granville, Epilogue to the Jew of Venice:"That's what I have been talking to you, sir - scientific gibberish! Did you think you could match cunning with me - you with your walnut of a brain? You think you are omnipotent, you infernal scribblers, don't you? That your praise can make a man and your blame can break him?"
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
- (dated) A machine for coarse carding or teasing of wool.
- (Canada, dated) A ruled notebook or exercise book, especially in grade school.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scribblers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
scrawler · exercise book · phrasemonger · notebook · inkslinger · hack
Translations (37)
de Schmock (plurals: Schmöcke, Schmocke, Schmocks) (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · io autoracho (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · ru щелкопёр (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Schmiererin (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · vo jilupänan (untalented artist) · it gazzettiere (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · vo hilupänan (untalented artist) · ru бумагомара́тель (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Skribent (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · vo lupänan (untalented artist) · de Skribler (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · vo jilulautan (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Skritzler (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · fr gribouilleuse (untalented artist) · de Schmierer (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · fr gribouilleuse (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · vo lulautan (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Schmiererin (untalented artist) · fr gribouilleur (untalented artist) · vo hilulautan (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · it imbrattacarte (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Skribentin (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Schmierer (untalented artist) · de Schreiberling (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · fr plumitif (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Kritzler (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · ga breacaire (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · bg кардираща машина (machine for coarse carding or teasing of wool) · io skribachanto (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · fr gribouilleur (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · io skribachero (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Kritzlerin (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Skritzlerin (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · de Skriblerin (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · ga breacaire páipéir (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · ru писа́ка (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer) · bg драскач (one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer)