scrib|bler

scrib|bler
scrib|bler «SKRIHB luhr», noun.
1. a person who scribbles.
2. Figurative. an author who has little or no importance.

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  • scrib — cir·cum·scrib·a·ble; de·scrib·abil·i·ty; de·scrib·able; de·scrib·er; in·scrib·able; out·scrib·er; pre·scrib·er; scrib·al; scrib·bla·tive; scrib·ble·ment; scrib·bling·ly; scrib·bly; scrib·er; scrib·ism; sub·scrib·er; tran·scrib·er; in·scrib·er;… …   English syllables

  • scribbler — scrib·bler …   English syllables

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  • scribbler — scrib•bler [[t]ˈskrɪb lər[/t]] n. 1) a writer whose work is deemed of little or no value 2) a person who scribbles • Etymology: 1545–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • Scribbler — Scrib bler, n. One who scribbles; a petty author; a writer of no reputation; a literary hack. [1913 Webster] The scribbler, pinched with hunger, writes to dine. Granville. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Scribbler — Scrib bler, n. A scribbling machine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Transcribbler — Tran*scrib bler (tr[a^]n*skr[i^]b bl[ e]r), n. A transcriber; used in contempt. [1913 Webster] He [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the transcribblers, as all authors of great brevity necessarily must. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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