scribbler

noun

scrib·​bler ˈskri-b(ə-)lər 

1

: one that scribbles

2

: a minor or insignificant author

Example Sentences

My wife's a banker, but I'm just a scribbler who writes for the newspaper.

Recent Examples on the Web

In keeping with the book’s first-person format, Catherine keeps a diary and introduces the various other characters with the wit of a budding Jane Austen — the difference being, this young scribbler has no interest in wedding bells. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022

But Wessex isn’t the only challenge facing the struggling scribbler. —Geoffrey Himes, Washington Post, 21 June 2022

The notebooks are also heavier and handsomer than the typical pocket scribbler. —Michael Calore, Wired, 18 Nov. 2021

Take the experience of José Delbo, an 87-year-old scribbler of superheroes highlighted in Matt Pearce’s story on the NFT craze. —Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2021

The scribbler who penned the cryptic note remained anonymous—until now. —Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2021

The automated scribbler Lazlo uses to submit more than a million entries to the Frito-Lay Sweepstakes was inspired by a sketch in one of Leonardo's notebooks. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2020

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. —The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019

Some devices, like Acer's Spin 3, have tiny scribblers that hide inside their chassis, and others simply have magnetic edges that the pen is supposed to stick to. —Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 6 July 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1