Scrabbler

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who scrabbles.

    "In Hammett's writings, the social is constructed as a vast Hobbesian landscape of grim functionaries and desperate scrabblers[…]"

  2. 2
    A player of the word game Scrabble.

    "More specifically, Scrabblers are diehard, competitive, and occasionally cutthroat players who treat the game like it's chess or baseball..."

Synonyms

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scrabblist

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"In Hammett's writings, the social is constructed as a vast Hobbesian landscape of grim functionaries and desperate scrabblers[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From scrabble + -er.

Etymology 2

From Scrabble + -er.

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