dabbler

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English dabble

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English dabbler

From dabble + -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæbələ(ɹ)/, /ˈdæblə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

dabbler (plural dabblers)

1. One who dabbles.

   Synonyms: amateur, dilettante

   Antonyms: lifestyler, professional

   Marissa was just a dabbler when it came to writing: she blogged a little, but had never submitted any work to a serious publication.

2. A dabbling duck.

Translations

one who dabbles — see also amateur,‎ dilettante

• Bulgarian: любител (bg) m (ljubitel), дилетант (bg) m (diletant)
• Finnish: harrastelija (fi), diletantti (fi)
• German: Herumexperimentierer m, Dilettierender m, Amateur (de) m, Liebhaber (de) m, Dilettant (de) m

Anagrams

• barbled, drabble, rabbled