screever

screever
/skree"veuhr/, n. Chiefly Brit.
an artist who draws pictures on sidewalks, as with colored chalks, earning a living from the donations of spectators and passersby.
[1875-80; earlier screeve (v.) ( < Polari) < It scrivere to write ( < L scribere) + -ER1]

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