scribbler

noun

Definition of scribblernext
as in ghostwriter

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Recent Examples of scribbler Considering that other characters can see him, young Marcel is presumably more than just a projection of the scribbler’s subconscious. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 June 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
  • But by the end of the movie, Verity is dead and her publishing empire has been usurped by her ghostwriter.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Vanity Fair’s global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, recently received an unsolicited email from a ghostwriter trying to sell him their services.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ghostwriter
Noun
  • Two Filipinos must fill above-the-line roles – director, writer or actor – and five more must work in key creative or technical crew positions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The narrative and visual imagination on display is truly stunning, but they’re overshadowed by the genuine feeling in the screenplay crafted by director and Laika CEO Travis Knight and writer Chris Butler (ParaNorman, Missing Link).
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • According to biographer Anne Sebba, Simpson’s answer was resolute.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Accomplished biographer Barbara Ransby rights the historical record.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • Aaron Lee Tasjan, a close friend of Snider’s, will lead a tribute to the witty wordsmith that will also include John Craigie, Elizabeth Cook, Chuck Prophet, Steve Poltz and other guests.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Politically savvy, wickedly and playfully witty, and in close touch with humanity’s many facets, Roger Simon was among the most admired newspaper columnists of his generation at a time when that world was rich in that species of wordsmiths.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 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
  • Rana, the former engineering student, carries nothing but a pen and a scrap of paper to her lessons.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The holding pens are divided into smaller units, used as offices, studios, cafes, clubs and restaurants.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • The ultimate depuffing hack, an ice roller, can take you from puffed out to sculpted.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Governments around the world are hardening their AI stances as more agentic hacks breach critical systems.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hack
Noun
  • As the cowriter, director, and star of the Leonard Bernstein drama, Cooper was ever-present during the awards campaign.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Ingrid Goes West is a blistering social-media satire from director and cowriter Matt Spicer, who also directed the Netflix original Little Brother.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Definition of cowriter

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“Scribbler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribbler. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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