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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Maybe Joyce can tempt you with a mixture she's a dabster at.
From Joyce of the North Woods by Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa) Comstock
He was a dabster at most things, includin' horse-tradin'.
From The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in by Grace Brooks Hill
Everybody has to bowl for him, and he thinks he’s such a dabster with the bat, but he’s a regular muff.
From Burr Junior by H. C. (Harold C.) Earnshaw
Well, you may tell her she is a dabster at cheese-making.
From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Charles Carleton Coffin
I never saw such a dabster as you are.
From Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott
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