doodler
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈduːdələr/
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garabateador
- As a doodler, he often found himself creating intricate designs while lost in thought.
Examples
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That's what separates the doodlers from the true artists.
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Oh, no, just a doodler.
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Yeah, you must be a pretty damn good doodler, aren't you?
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A muscle-head, a bunch of yes men, and a doodler?
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But he was no "natural" doodler, an intuitive genius just "playing by ear."
Academic text (2001) -
Because that's what separates the doodlers... from the real artists.
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"She paused for the briefest time, said almost shyly, "I was a doodler, too."
Fiction book (1999) -
He is "a surprisingly good pool player," he informed an interviewer—not to mention (though he does) a doodler of unusual skill.
Blog text (17) -
During the boring meeting, she became a doodler, drawing little figures in the margins of her notebook.
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He is known as a doodler, filling his notepads with whimsical sketches during long phone calls.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person who draws quick pictures, often as an artist or for a hobby
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Doodler comes from the simple word doodle plus the agent -er, so it literally means 'one who draws small, careless pictures'. Doodle once meant 'to fool around' and later a quick little drawing, which is why a doodler draws while daydreaming or not paying full attention.