dabbler
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- noun
- /ˈdæblər/
:
aficionado
- I didn't know enough about either subject; I still felt like a dabbler in both fields, so I made the best kind of listener.
- just a dabbler
- dabblers alike
Examples
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First he was a dabbler, and then he was a promoter.
Fiction book (1995) -
Here you were, a poet, a playwright, a true spy, not a dabbler like myself.
Fiction book (1993) -
One dabbler in the family is quite enough.
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"Going to be a dabbler all your life, eh?" "Maybe."
Fiction book (1990) -
"I'm more of a dabbler now," I said.
Fiction book (1998) -
Some products claim to assist the dabbler in Native American spiritual practices.
Academic text (2000) -
But experts and dabblers alike can comment on the content.
Academic text (2013) -
"No, Calmis, I'm no dabbler in magic and useless enchantment.
Fiction book (1992) -
Recovery was slow and expensive, not least because the parliamentarians involved were often dabblers who preferred to employ favorites rather than experts to carry out the necessary work.
Academic text (2011) -
As a dabbler in painting, she enjoys trying different styles but doesn't commit to any particular one.
Synonyms
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9.8
A person who enjoys an art without real skill or deep knowledge
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8.9
A person who spends time doing small, unimportant jobs like fixing things in a garden
A person people insult for taking part only for fun, not seriously
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Etymology
Dabbler for a person comes from the same idea as dabble, meaning 'to touch' or 'try lightly'. So a dabbler is someone who tries activities in a casual, not deep, way.