"dabbler" meaning in English

See dabbler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdæbələ(ɹ)/, /ˈdæblə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dabbler.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dabblers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English dabble Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dabbler From dabble + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dabble|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dabble Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dabbler [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dabbler", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dabbler"> From dabble + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dabbler (plural dabblers)
  1. One who dabbles. Synonyms: amateur, dilettante Translations (one who dabbles): любител (ljubitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), дилетант (diletant) [masculine] (Bulgarian), harrastelija (Finnish), diletantti (Finnish), Herumexperimentierer [masculine] (German), Dilettierender [masculine] (German), Amateur [masculine] (German), Liebhaber [masculine] (German), Dilettant [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-dabbler-en-noun-2W0EM1Wt Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'one who dabbles': 88 12
  2. A dabbling duck.
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