dabster
Americannoun
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Slang. an expert.
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Informal. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner; dabbler.
noun
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a dialect word for dab hand
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informal an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler
Etymology
Origin of dabster
Example Sentences
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The doughty little cobbler made nothing of attacking them single-handed, and putting them utterly to rout; for he was a dabster at debate, and entertained as strong a liking for polemics as for books.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various
He became a dabster at tucking paper napkins into his neat little waistcoat without tearing them.
From The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Lewis, Sinclair
“It was the best I could do, Cleek—I’m not a dabster in the art of making up, as you know.”
From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.
I never saw such a dabster as you are.
From Jack and Jill by Alcott, Louisa May
You're a dabster at chicane, or you're preciously belied.
From Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Rip van Winkle by Burke, Charles
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