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
Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabblers
Noun
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The last of the amateurs, as Prager tells me decades later, wanted to make the world a better place.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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Welcome to the age of AI hacking, in which the right prompts make amateurs into master hackers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rather than targeting end users, the company aims to empower developers, researchers, and tinkerers to create breakthrough humanoid applications without building full robots from scratch.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dedicated sports engineers and tinkerers alike continue to fine tune specialized skate designs.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This will enable the system to flexibly cover large areas and detect drones as small as the commercially available devices flown by hobbyists, as well as the Shaheds Iran is currently using to attack its Gulf neighbors and ships in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Group of beginners, hobbyists and professionals who like taking and sharing photos.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Dabblers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dabblers. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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