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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dab·ble       [dab-uhl] Pronunciation Key verb, -bled, -bling.
–verb (used without object)
1.to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands.
2.to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner: to dabble in literature.
3.(of a duck) to feed on shallow-water vegetation with rapid, splashing movements of the bill.
–verb (used with object)
4.to wet slightly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter.
5.Chiefly South Midland U.S. to wash or rinse off lightly.

[Origin: 1550–60; prob. dab1 + -le; cf. D dabbelen, dabben]

dabbler, noun
dab·bling·ly, adverb

2. putter, fiddle, toy, dally.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dab·bler       (dāb'lər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   One who engages in an activity superficially or without serious intent. See Synonyms at amateur.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
dabbler

noun
1. an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge 
2. any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling [syn: dabbling duck] [ant: diving duck

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dabbler

Dab"bler\, n. 1. One who dabbles.

2. One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler. "our dabblers in politics." --Swift.

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