scribbler

From scribble +‎ -er.

scribbler (plural scribblers)

One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.
Synonyms: hack, inkslinger, phrasemonger, scrawler
- 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?"
- 2020 December 25, Chris Van Dusen, “Diamond of the First Water”, in Bridgerton, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Anthony Bridgerton:
  You speak as if Lady Whistledown were to be held in higher regard than Her Majesty the Queen herself. You give far too much credit to some anonymous scribbler.
(dated) A machine for coarse carding or teasing of wool.
(Canada, dated) A ruled notebook or exercise book, especially in grade school.
Synonyms: notebook, exercise book

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 (de) 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

machine for coarse carding or teasing of wool

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