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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dabbler, dilettante, sciolistnoun

    an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

  2. dabbling duck, dabblernoun

    any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling

Wiktionary

  1. dabblernoun

    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.

  2. Etymology: from dabble + -er

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dabblernoun

    Etymology: from dabble.

    He dares not complain of the tooth-ach, lest our dabblers in politicks should be ready to swear against him for disaffection. Jonathan Swift, Intelligencer, №. 19.

Wikipedia

  1. Dabbler

    Dabbler is natural media drawing software aimed at beginners. It was initially developed by Fractal Design Corporation. It is a simplified version of Fractal Design Painter, and included multimedia tutorials and a fullscreen interface. Dabbler was released as "Art Dabbler" after the MetaCreations merger, and rights were eventually transferred to Corel. Dabbler operating system is Mac OS, and Microsoft Windows.

ChatGPT

  1. dabbler

    A dabbler is a person who engages in an activity or interest in a superficial or casual way rather than seriously or deeply. They often have a variety of hobbies or activities they partake in, but not with a strong commitment or proficiency. The term might also generally imply a lack of focus or consistency in sticking with one thing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dabblernoun

    one who dabbles

  2. Dabblernoun

    one who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler

Wikidata

  1. Dabbler

    Dabbler, is a natural media drawing software aimed at beginners. It was initially developed by Fractal Design. It is a simplified version of Fractal Design Painter, and included multimedia tutorials and a fullscreen interface. Dabbler was released as "Art Dabbler" after the MetaCreations merger, and rights were eventually transferred to Corel.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dabbler in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dabbler in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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