screever
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
One who screeves, or draws with chalks on a pavement or sidewalk.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The Street-Artists—as black profile-cutters, blind paper-cutters, “screevers” or draughtsmen in coloured chalks on the pavement, writers without hands, and readers without eyes.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A writer of begging letters.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “screever” mean?
One who screeves, or draws with chalks on a pavement or sidewalk.
Is “screever” formal or informal?
screever is generally slang.