Meaning

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

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

originEtymology tree English dabble Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dabbler From dabble + -er.

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