dabster

dab·ster

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dab-ster]
- /ˈdæb stər/
- /ˈdæb.stə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dab-ster]
- /ˈdæb stər/

Definitions of dabster word

noun dabster an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler 3
noun dabster an expert 3
noun dabster an amateurish worker; dabbler 3
noun dabster Slang. an expert. 1
noun dabster Informal. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner; dabbler. 1
noun dabster An expert; one who is master of their profession. 1

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Origin of dabster

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; dab3 + -ster

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Parts of speech for Dabster

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dabster

dabster popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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