transcribbler

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/tɹænˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)//tɹænˈskɹɪblə(ɹ)//tɹɑːnˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)//tɹɑːnˈskɹɪblə(ɹ)/

noun

A poor transcriber.

“December 11, 1746, Thomas Gray, letter to Dr. Wharton He [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the transcribblers, as all authors of great brevity necessarily must.”

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Meanings

nountranscribbler (plural transcribblers)

plural transcribblers

  1. datedderogatoryrareA poor transcriber.

    December 11, 1746, Thomas Gray, letter to Dr. Wharton He [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the transcribblers, as all authors of great brevity necessarily must.

Origin

Blend of transcriber + scribbler.

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Cite this entry
APA

transcribbler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcribbler

MLA

“transcribbler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcribbler. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transcribbler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcribbler.

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