SCRIBBLER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

scribbler

noun

Definition of scribbler

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

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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

According to biographer William Shawcross, author of The Queen Mother, Elizabeth finally said yes in 1923.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Madonna never set out to become a classic British lady of the manor, however, until fate intervened when she was introduced to Hugo Vickers, Cecil Beaton's suave biographer, through a mutual friend in 1998.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Definition of biographer

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

Bring a pen, a notebook, and your curiosity—you’ll be among friends.

— Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
Zverev, who won the French Open and is seeking back-to-back Grand Slam titles, uses an insulin pen when needed to jab the top of his thigh during changeovers on court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026

Definition of pen

Noun

The prospect that attackers have had the means to bypass Secure Boot for more than a decade through what amounts to hack-by-numbers scripts isn’t much of an endorsement of the mechanism proposed by Microsoft in partnership with hardware makers.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Thickening mist, root volumizer, dry shampoo, and texturizing spray all pair seamlessly with the brand's iconic root touchup products for the ultimate hack in keeping your hair looking thick, full and flawless between salon visits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of hack

Noun

Waititi and cowriter Dahvi Waller were able to weave together an uplifting, warm story starring Jenna Ortega as Klara, the Artificial Friend who is adopted by a woman (Amy Adams) as a companion for her daughter Josie (Mia Tharia).

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026
By populating the green with so many conflicting personalities, director and cowriter Harold Ramis makes golf seem both monumentally silly and, despite its staid trappings, unexpectedly freewheeling.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026

Definition of cowriter

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