transcribbler

English

Etymology

Blend of transcriber +‎ scribbler

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹænˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/, /tɹænˈskɹɪblə(ɹ)/, /tɹɑːnˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/, /tɹɑːnˈskɹɪblə(ɹ)/

Noun

transcribbler (plural transcribblers)

1. (derogatory, dated, rare) A poor transcriber.
   • December 11, 1746, Thomas Gray, letter to Dr. Wharton

     He [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the transcribblers, as all authors of great brevity necessarily must.

References

• “transcribbler”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.