dabbler

ˈdæblər

Definition

Definition of dabbler - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

amateur

Rare

person who tries activities without serious intent

Rare

She's a dabbler in painting, not a professional.

amateur

nonprofessional

novice

animals

TECH.

duck that feeds in shallow waters

TECH.

The dabbler was seen near the pond.

mallard

pintail

teal

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duck that feeds in shallow waters

Origin of dabbler

Dutch, dabbelen (to dabble)

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dabbler

person who superficially engages in various fields

Examples of dabbler in a sentence

As a dabbler in music, she plays several instruments casually.
A dabbler was foraging in the shallow stream.
We watched a dabbler feeding at the lake's edge.

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French:amateur, canard de surface, ...
German:Dilettant, Gründelente, ...
Italian:dilettante, anatra tuffatrice, ...
Spanish:aficionado, pato de superficie, ...
Portuguese:amador, pato de superfície, ...
Chinese:业余爱好者, 觅食鸭, ...
Japanese:素人, マガモ, ...
Arabic:هَاوٍ, بَطَّة سَطْحِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:חֹובֵב, ברווז מים רדודים, ...
Russian:любитель, кряква, ...
Ukrainian:любитель, качка-пірнальниця, ...
Hindi:शौकिया, डैब्लर, ...
Bengali:অপেশাদার, ড্যাবলার, ...
Catalan:aficionat, ànec de superfície, ...
Czech:amatér, plovavá kachna, ...
Danish:amatør, gråand, ...
Dutch:amateur, grondel, ...
Greek:ερασιτέχνης, πάπια επιφανείας, ...
Hungarian:amatőr, tocsogó réce, ...
Khmer:អ្នកសាកល្បងធ្វើ, ទាពពាក់ចំណីក្នុងទឹករាក់, ...
Korean:취미 화가, 흰죽지, ...
Persian:آماتور, اردک سطح‌خور, ...
Polish:amator, kaczka powierzchniowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):diletante, pato de superfície, ...
Romanian:diletant, rață de suprafață, ...
Swedish:amatör, gräsand, ...
Thai:คนที่ลองทำงานศิลปะ, เป็ดน้ำตื้น, ...
Turkish:amatör, yüzey dalıcısı, ...
Vietnamese:người thử nghiệm, vịt trời, ...

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