SCRIBBLER Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

scribbler

noun

Definition of scribbler

as in ghostwriter

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Recent Examples of scribbler Considering that other characters can see him, young Marcel is presumably more than just a projection of the scribbler’s subconscious. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 June 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 See All Example Sentences for scribbler

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Noun

Biden's classified docs narrative crumbles amid release of ghostwriter tapes.

— , FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
In the final years of his life, Tana became determined to tell that story, working with writers in Serbia and eventually a ghostwriter, Todd Gold, who requested no credit; the resulting memoir feels wholly told in Tana’s voice.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of ghostwriter

Noun

Contributing Writer Laura Itzkowitz is a freelance writer and editor with a passion for covering travel, arts and culture, lifestyle, design, food, and wine.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Ahmed Naji is a bilingual writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and official criminal from Egypt.

— Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of writer

Noun

Royal biographer Ingrid Seward—who also personally knew Diana—told Hello!

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 July 2026
According to Kahlo’s biographer Hayden Herrera, Trotsky became especially animated and witty in their company, and while his opportunities were limited, his success was notable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 July 2026

Definition of biographer

Noun

But only hagiographers believe that one man created today’s France.

— Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
William’s hagiographer, the monk Thomas of Monmouth, laid out this unsubstantiated account in excruciating detail, leading to the canonization of the dead boy; like mushrooms after rain, accounts of miracles arose around his tomb.

— Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 29 Sep. 2020

Definition of hagiographer

Noun

For weeks Haitians living in the United States, including here in South Florida, have been warned that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would be coming to an end, and on Wednesday that decision became final with the stroke of a judge's pen.

— Tania Francois, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
People are much more comfortable pushing their physical bodies to their limits, rather than sitting down to stretch their imaginations with pen and paper.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of pen

Noun

Bitcoin has absorbed this kind of week before, most recently when DeFi's yield layer was rebuilt after last November's hacks.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
After the hack was reported, lawmakers introduced a new bill in the House that would give Washington the authority to shut down rogue AI models.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hack

Noun

Gail Daughtry was directed and cowritten by David Wain, a veteran of the comedy troupe The State and also the director of the 2001 cult hit Wet Hot American Summer; Marino, another State and Wet Hot alumnus, is his cowriter.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
This is very much the spirit of this unabashedly absurd film from director David Wain, who, with his cowriter Ken Marino concluded early on that the idea was really stupid, didn't make sense and went nowhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of cowriter

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