Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who dabbles.

    Marissa was just a dabbler when it came to writing: she blogged a little, but had never submitted any work to a serious publication.

    Herumexperimentierer, Dilettierender, Amateur

  2. A dabbling duck.

More definitions
  • an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
  • any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling

Translations

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By meaning 1
one who dabbles:

Origin

From dabble + -er.

From dabble + -er.

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Forms

plural: dabblers
Singulardabbler
Pluraldabblers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge:dilettantesciolist
  • any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling:dabbling duck

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relateddabble

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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