scribbler

[US]/'skrɪblə(r)/
[UK]/'skrɪblɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a person who writes in a sloppy or careless manner
a mediocre writer
a minor literary figure

Phrases & Collocations

a talented scribbler

aspiring scribbler

creative scribbler

prolific scribbler

Example Sentences

The young scribbler spent hours writing in her journal.

The scribbler's messy handwriting was barely legible.

The aspiring writer started as a humble scribbler in coffee shops.

The scribbler's notebook was filled with doodles and random thoughts.

She found inspiration in the scribbler's unconventional approach to storytelling.

The scribbler's creative process involved a lot of brainstorming and free writing.

The famous author started as a humble scribbler, honing his craft over the years.

The scribbler's work was often dismissed as amateurish by critics.

Despite his success, he never forgot his roots as a struggling scribbler.

The scribbler's stories were known for their raw emotion and authenticity.

Real-world Examples

The prospect of “Red Ed” has already scared some Tory footsoldiers and scribblers back into line.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.

Source: Employment, Interest, and General Theory of Money (Part II)

You're out of your mind. I'm just a scribbler.

Source: Everybody Loves Raymond Season 6

For a hundred years, every newspaper scribbler had, with more or less obvious excuse, derided or abused the older Adamses for want of judgment.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Volume 1)

Whether a novice facing a blank page or a seasoned scribbler with years of good meals and gossip in irregular notebooks, almost any diarist has asked themselves that question.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But such warnings were issued precisely because British scribblers were, in fact, indulging: use of the subjunctive increased markedly in the 20th century in Britain.

Source: The Economist Culture

Bill Thompson (who would later go on to discover a Mississippi scribbler named John Grisham) had sent it after trying to call and discovering the Kings no longer had a phone.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

But don't write a page of French, especially on serious matters which are above your position in society, or he will call you a scribbler and take you for a scoundrel.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Three)

Rather than starting where Alcott does, during an austere wartime Christmas, Gerwig introduces us to Jo seven years later, an ink-stained scribbler paying a visit to a New York publisher (Tracy Letts).

Source: Selected English short passages

Aside from making scribblers redundant, a common worry is that such systems will be able to flood social media and online comment sections with semi-coherent but angry ramblings that are designed to divide and enrage.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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