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dabster

[ dab-ster ]

noun

  1. Slang. an expert.
  2. Informal. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner; dabbler.


dabster

/ ˈdæbstə /

noun

  1. a dialect word for dab hand
  2. informal.
    an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dabster1

First recorded in 1700–10; dab 3 + -ster
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dabster1

C18: from dab 1+ -ster
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Example Sentences

An' there was Doctor Dabster, that could pit a bottle or twa under his belt, an' was neither up nor down.

He became a dabster at tucking paper napkins into his neat little waistcoat without tearing them.

Minnie Bellows is the best one in school with her needle and is a dabster at patching.

"Mr. Dabster's going to take me on top of the building to observe the view," said Daisy, after she had introduced her admirers.

Dabster wore a silk hat, and—well, Daisy was a woman, and that hat had no chance to get back in its box until Joe had seen it.

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