scribbler

noun

scrib·​bler ˈskri-b(ə-)lər 

1

: one that scribbles

2

: a minor or insignificant author

Examples of scribbler in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Image Wojnarowski transcended the relative anonymity of most sports scribblers by virtue of his hustle and connections often landing him N.B.A. stories before anyone else. —Victor Mather, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025

Try your hand at drawing a model, whether your a pro or a scribbler. —Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024

We should be concerned not just for our personal pocketbooks but for the state of our art—and the current moment calls for dreamers, strummers, and scribblers to be unusually thoughtful, tactical, and shrewd. —Sean Michaels, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023

This was a jaw-dropping, gasp-inducing conga line of events too ludicrous for even the most brazen Hollywood script scribblers. —Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1