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Dabbler

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. One who engages in an activity superficially or without serious intent. See Synonyms at amateur.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. one who dabbles

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who dabbles.

n. One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who dabbles or plays in water, or as in water.

n. One who dabbles in or dips slightly into some pursuit, business, or study; a superficial worker or thinker.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

n. any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling

Word Usage

"She suggests that the growth offered by buy-to-let property has resulted in "dabbler" landlords who, facing an economic downturn, are harassing tenants and seem unaware that evicting renters without notice can be acrime."

Antonym

lifestyler

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

amateur duck

Cross Reference

mud dabbler

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

mud lark dilettante amateur

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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