"dabster" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdæbstə/ [UK] Forms: dabsters [plural]
Etymology: Derived from dab + -ster. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dab|ster}} dab + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} dabster (plural dabsters)
  1. An expert; one who is master of their profession. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dabster-en-noun-bSqRuPJV Disambiguation of People: 99 0 1
  2. A handy person.
    Sense id: en-dabster-en-noun-fwGaXFoV
  3. A dabbler or bungler.
    Sense id: en-dabster-en-noun-9ICt~-S9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ster Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 11 79 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 11 6 84

Inflected forms

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