Dabbler synonyms
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A person who follows an art or science only for amusement and in a superficial way; dabbler
A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; especially one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.
tinkerer
Agent noun of tinker; one who tinkers with things.
(Religion) A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation. [from 14th c.]
trifler (related)
A pewterer, who produced small pewter utensils, like saltcellars.
One who is just starting to learn or do something; a novice.
sciolist
One who exhibits only superficial knowledge; a self-proclaimed expert with little real understanding.
One who smatters; one who dabbles in or experiments with a little bit of everything, especially knowledge.
superficialist
A superficial or shallow person; a sciolist.
To undertake something superficially or without serious intent:
(Intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.
professional (antonym)
A skilled practitioner; an expert.
One who is not a professional; an amateur.
ability (related)
(Countable) A skill or competence in doing; mental power; talent; aptitude. [First attested in the early 17 th century.]
illiterati
To tamper (with)
To fuss or putter aimlessly or uselessly
Find another word for dabbler. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dabbler, like: dilettante, amateur, tinkerer, novice, trifler, beginner, collector, sciolist, smatterer, superficialist and dabble.