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
“I’ll admit you’re a dabster, Evelyn, dear,” she cried, “but you will have to get up early in the morning to get the best of your little friend.”
From Lucile Triumphant by Elizabeth M. Duffield
He became a dabster at tucking paper napkins into his neat little waistcoat without tearing them.
From The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Sinclair Lewis
“He certainly was a dabster at it,” chimed in Jimmy.
From The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery by Allen Chapman
I'm something of a dabster at law myself, and I'll see that Kitsong don't railroad you into jail.
From They of the High Trails by Hamlin Garland
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