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scribler

scribler is the obsolete form of scribbler.

Meaning of scribbler

Noun

scribbler (plural scribblers)

  1. One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.
    • The scribbler, pinch'd with hunger, writes to dine.1726, George Granville, Epilogue to the Jew of Venice
  2. (dated) A machine for coarse carding or teasing of wool.
  3. (Canada, dated) A ruled notebook or exercise book, especially in grade school.

Forms of scribler

pluralscriblers

Questions about scribler

What is scribler the obsolete form of?
Scribler is the obsolete form of scribbler.

Words near scribler in the dictionary

  1. scribing compasses
  2. scribing iron
  3. scribing irons
  4. scribings
  5. scribism
  6. scribler
  7. Scriblerian
  8. Scriblerians
  9. scriblers
  10. Scribner
  11. Scribner Creek

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: scribler (page history and authors); scribbler (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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