scribbler

English

Etymology

From scribble +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/, /ˈskɹɪblə(ɹ)/

Noun

scribbler (plural scribblers)

1. One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.

   Synonyms: hack, inkslinger, phrasemonger, scrawler, shmock

   • 1726, George Granville, Epilogue to the Jew of Venice:

     The scribbler, pinch'd with hunger, writes to dine.

   • 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

     "That's what I have been talking to you, sir - scientific gibberish! Did you think you could match cunning with me - you with your walnut of a brain? You think you are omnipotent, you infernal scribblers, don't you? That your praise can make a man and your blame can break him?"

2. (dated) A machine for coarse carding or teasing of wool.
3. (Canada) A ruled notebook or exercise book, especially in grade school.

   Synonyms: notebook, exercise book

Derived terms

• scribbleress

Translations

one who scribbles; hasty or untalented writer

• Bulgarian: драскач m (draskač)
• French: gribouilleur (fr) m, gribouilleuse (fr) f, plumitif (fr) m
• German: Schreiberling (de) m, Kritzler m, Kritzlerin f, Schmierer m, Schmiererin f, Skribent m, Skribentin f, Skribler m, Skriblerin f, Skritzler m, Skritzlerin f, Schmock (de) m (obsolete, plurals: Schmöcke, Schmocke, Schmocks)
• Ido: skribachanto, skribachero, autoracho
• Irish: breacaire m, breacaire páipéir m
• Italian: imbrattacarte m, gazzettiere m
• Russian: писа́ка (ru) m or f (pisáka), бумагомара́тель (ru) m (bumagomarátelʹ)
• Volapük: (♂♀) lulautan, (♂) hilulautan, (♀) jilulautan

untalented artist

• French: gribouilleur (fr) m, gribouilleuse (fr) f
• German: , Schmierer m, Schmiererin f
• Volapük: (♂♀) lupänan, (♂) hilupänan, (♀) jilupänan

machine for coarse carding or teasing of wool

• Bulgarian: кардираща машина f (kardirašta mašina)