scribbler

noun

Definition of scribblernext
as in ghostwriter

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Recent Examples of scribbler 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 See All Example Sentences for scribbler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribbler
  1. ghostwriter
  2. writer
  3. biographer
  4. wordsmith
  5. hagiographer
  6. pen
  7. hack
  8. cowriter
Noun
  • In the final years of his life, Tana became determined to tell that story, working with writers in Serbia and eventually a ghostwriter, Todd Gold, who requested no credit; the resulting memoir feels wholly told in Tana’s voice.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Ava Gardner, The Secret Conversations The actress was contracted to write a memoir, but after hours of conversation with her ghostwriter, changed her mind; this book is drawn from those tapes.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of ghostwriter
Noun
  • Rafael Peña is a travel journalist and writer whose work appears in Travel + Leisure, Cruise Critic, and The Miami Herald, a partnership with DETOUR.
    — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Co-writer Barrett is the creator of Friday Beers and co-founder of Almost Friday Media, who, in 2020, formed the company’s original sketch comedy crew of Liam Cullagh, Angus, Chet Collins and Billy Langdon.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 July 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • At the time of the party, the biographer had not yet written a single biography.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • According to biographer William Shawcross, author of The Queen Mother, Elizabeth finally said yes in 1923.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • Kerri comes from an improv background but is also a technical wordsmith.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
  • But Fleming leaps past other wry wordsmiths with his constant, unrelenting effort to wring every last drop of laughter out of every single premise.
    — John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of wordsmith
Noun
  • But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.
    — Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
  • William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.
    — Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020
Definition of hagiographer
Noun
  • Having said his piece, Armand puts a pen and paper in Louis’s headless hand.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Also included are an ink pen reminiscent of Vaani’s notebook from the film and two character bookmarks depicting Krish and Vaani.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • Experts have been warning that AI agents are quickly becoming capable enough to carry these sorts of autonomous attacks—but the Hugging Face hack appears to be among the first real world examples.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • From fast-track security to game-changing wellness hacks, the new Priority Pass+ app promises to improve every airport trip.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2026
Definition of hack
Noun
  • Gail Daughtry was directed and cowritten by David Wain, a veteran of the comedy troupe The State and also the director of the 2001 cult hit Wet Hot American Summer; Marino, another State and Wet Hot alumnus, is his cowriter.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
  • This is very much the spirit of this unabashedly absurd film from director David Wain, who, with his cowriter Ken Marino concluded early on that the idea was really stupid, didn't make sense and went nowhere.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of cowriter

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