scribbler
noun
scrib·bler
ˈskri-b(ə-)lər 
1
: one that scribbles
2
: a minor or insignificant author
Examples of scribbler in a Sentence
My wife's a banker, but I'm just a scribbler who writes for the newspaper.
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Image Wojnarowski transcended the relative anonymity of most sports scribblers by virtue of his hustle and connections often landing him N.B.A. stories before anyone else.
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Victor Mather, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Try your hand at drawing a model, whether your a pro or a scribbler.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
We should be concerned not just for our personal pocketbooks but for the state of our art—and the current moment calls for dreamers, strummers, and scribblers to be unusually thoughtful, tactical, and shrewd.
—Sean Michaels, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
This was a jaw-dropping, gasp-inducing conga line of events too ludicrous for even the most brazen Hollywood script scribblers.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
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Victor Mather, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Try your hand at drawing a model, whether your a pro or a scribbler.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
We should be concerned not just for our personal pocketbooks but for the state of our art—and the current moment calls for dreamers, strummers, and scribblers to be unusually thoughtful, tactical, and shrewd.
—Sean Michaels, The New Yorker, 21 June 2023
This was a jaw-dropping, gasp-inducing conga line of events too ludicrous for even the most brazen Hollywood script scribblers.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2023
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“Scribbler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scribbler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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