"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 Forms: dabblers [plural]
Etymology: From 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), amateur (Spanish), diletante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dabbler-en-noun-2W0EM1Wt Disambiguation of People: 98 2 Disambiguation of 'one who dabbles': 85 15
  2. A dabbling duck.
    Sense id: en-dabbler-en-noun-0sNe8-QV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75

Inflected forms

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