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scribbler

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskrɪblə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skrib′lər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scrib•bler1  (skrib′lər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a writer whose work has little or no value or importance.
  2. a person who scribbles.
  • scribble1 + -er1 1545–55

scrib•bler2  (skrib′lər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a machine for scribbling wool fibers.
  • scribble2 + -er1 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scribbler /ˈskrɪblə/ n
  1. derogatory or facetious a writer of poetry, novels, journalism, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
scrib•ble1 /ˈskrɪbəl/USA pronunciation   v., -bled, -bling, n. 
v. 
  1. to write quickly and carelessly: [~ + object]to scribble a letter.[no object]scribbling in his notebook.

n. 
  1. [countable] a hasty drawing or piece of writing.
  2. [uncountable] handwriting that is hard to read.
scrib•bler, n. [countable]See -scrib-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scrib•ble1  (skrib′əl),USA pronunciation v., -bled, -bling, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to write hastily or carelessly:to scribble a letter.
  2. to cover with meaningless writing or marks:to scribble all over a page.

v.i. 
  1. to write or draw in a hasty or careless way.
  2. to make meaningless marks, scrolls, lines, etc., with a pencil, pen, or the like.

n. 
  1. a note or other writing that has little or no meaning.
  2. a hasty or careless drawing or piece of writing.
  3. handwriting, esp. when illegible.
  • Medieval Latin scrībillāre to scribble, derivative of Latin scrībere to write; see shrive
  • late Middle English scribblen (verb, verbal) 1425–75
scrib′bling•ly, adv. 

scrib•ble2  (skrib′əl),USA pronunciation v.t., -bled, -bling. 
  1. Textilesto tear apart (wool fibers) in the first stages of carding.
  • Dutch schribbelen to scratch; cognate with schrobbelen to card wool coarsely, frequentative of schrobben to scrub1
  • 1675–85

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