"dabbler" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdæbələ(ɹ)/, /ˈdæblə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dabbler.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dabblers [plural]
Etymology: dabble + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dabble|er|id2=agent noun}} dabble + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} dabbler (plural dabblers)
  1. One who dabbles. Categories (topical): People 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)

Inflected forms

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