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for scribbler
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Scribbler \Scrib"bler\, n.
One who scribbles; a petty author; a writer of no reputation;
a literary hack.
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The scribbler, pinched with hunger, writes to dine.
--Granville.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Scribbler \Scrib"bler\, n.
A scribbling machine.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Scribbling \Scrib"bling\, n. [See 1st Scribble.]
The act or process of carding coarsely.
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Scribbling machine, the machine used for the first carding
of wool or other fiber; -- called also scribbler.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
scribbler
n 1: informal terms for journalists [syn: scribe, scribbler,
penman]
2: a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read [syn:
scrawler, scribbler]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "scribbler":
amanuensis, calligrapher, chirographer, clerk, copier, copyist,
hack, ink spiller, inkslinger, letterer, literary hack, pen,
pencil driver, penman, penner, penny-a-liner, potboiler,
recording secretary, scribe, scrivener, secretary, transcriber,
word-slinger, writer
From The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) :
SCRIBBLER, n. A professional writer whose views are antagonistic to
one's own.
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