Definition of scribbler
1
:one that scribbles
2
:a minor or insignificant author
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Examples of scribbler in a Sentence
My wife's a banker, but I'm just a scribbler who writes for the newspaper.
Recent Examples of scribbler from the Web
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At times certainly; that’s an occupational hazard, and not the worst one, for scribblers advising the Prince.
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Those are just some of viewers' favorite TV shows that could be affected if the Writers Guild of America — the scribblers who script the hilarity and drama of TV — go on strike starting May 2.
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The PenAgain�s odd shape reduces hand cramps and calluses by encouraging scribblers to extend their fingers instead of curling them.
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First Known Use of scribbler
circa 1553
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