"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#Etymology_2|ster}} dab + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} dabster (plural dabsters)
  1. An expert; one who is master of their profession.
    Sense id: en-dabster-en-noun-bSqRuPJV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -ster, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 40 9 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 67 16 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 77 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 0
  2. A handy person.
    Sense id: en-dabster-en-noun-fwGaXFoV
  3. A dabbler or bungler.
    Sense id: en-dabster-en-noun-9ICt~-S9

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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