Meanings
plural dabblers
- One who dabbles.
Marissa was just a dabbler when it came to writing: she blogged a little, but had never submitted any work to a serious publication.
Synonyms: amateur, dilettante · Antonyms: lifestyler, professional
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
nounan amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
nounany of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian любител, дилетант
- любител (ljubitel)one who dabbles
- дилетант (diletant)one who dabbles
Finnish harrastelija, diletantti
- harrastelijaone who dabbles
- diletanttione who dabbles
German Herumexperimentierer, Dilettierender
- Herumexperimentiererone who dabbles
- Dilettierenderone who dabbles
- Amateurone who dabbles
- Liebhaberone who dabbles
- Dilettantone who dabbles
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Cite this entry
dabbler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabbler
“dabbler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabbler. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dabbler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dabbler.
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