SCRIBBLER

scrawler, scribbler

(noun) a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read

scribe, scribbler, penman

(noun) informal terms for journalists

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scribbler (plural scribblers)

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

(dated) A machine for coarse carding or teasing of wool.

(Canadian) A ruled notebook or exercise book, especially in grade school.

Synonyms

• hack

• hack poet

• ink-slinger

• phrase-monger

• scrawler

• second-rate writer

• shmock

• third-rate writer

• notebook

• exercise book

Source: Wiktionary


Scrib"bler, n.

Definition: One who scribles; a literary hack. The scribbler, pinched with hunger, writes to dine. Granville.

Scrib"bler, n.

Definition: A scribbling machine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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