dabblers

noun

plural of dabbler
as in amateurs
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession he was a dabbler, learning the basics of many arts but mastering none

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Recent Examples of dabblers Some CEOs are using tokens to track how their teams are deploying AI, from the productive tokenmaxers overhauling their departments to the tone-deaf dabblers squandering compute on useless projects. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 May 2026 Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabblers
  1. amateurs
  2. tinkerers
  3. hobbyists
Noun
  • Trump’s two main envoys to Moscow, his friend Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, were amateurs in international diplomacy and proved unable to start a proper negotiating process.
    — Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026
  • In the paper, the authors encourage anyone able to observe the impact to give it a try—and point to guides to help amateurs.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
Definition of amateurs
Noun
  • In the coming months, the company plans to add more functionality and self-serve features to allow a wider range of use cases and users, eventually reaching individual tinkerers.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • Enthusiasts and tinkerers alike are building their own versions using Open Source software and inexpensive hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Definition of tinkerers
Noun
  • Interested hobbyists can find The Mahj Clubhouse at 5220 Pershing Ave.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Forensics signs of the fossils were first discovered in 2019 by four fossil hunter hobbyists near the town of Richmond in Queensland.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
Definition of hobbyists

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