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Meaning of SCRIBBLER

Pronunciation:  'skriblur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read
  2. [n]  informal terms for journalists
 
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 Synonyms: penman, scrawler, scribe
 
 See Also: journalist, writer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Scrib"bler\, n.
    One who scribbles; a petty author; a writer of no reputation;
    a literary hack.
          The scribbler, pinched with hunger, writes to dine.
                                                   --Granville.
    
  2. \Scrib"bler\, n.
    A scribbling machine.
    
 

 

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