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scribbler
/ˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/
noun 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
anonymous, compulsive
SCRIBBLER + NOUN
hunger, pinch'd
PREP.
with
Definitions
noun
1
One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.
The scribbler, pinch'd with hunger, writes to dine.
"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?"
2
A machine for coarse carding or teasing of wool.
3
A ruled notebook or exercise book, especially in grade school.
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The scribbler, pinch'd with hunger, writes to dine.
Wiktionary02
"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 scribbl
Wiktionary03
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.
Wiktionary04
I'm a compulsive scribbler.
Tatoeba · #331722705
You're a compulsive scribbler.
Tatoeba · #3317231Usage Notes
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