Dabbler

/ˈdæblər/ noun

Definition

A person who does something casually or without serious commitment, trying many different activities without becoming deeply skilled at any of them.

Etymology

From the verb 'dabble' (to work at something half-heartedly) plus the agent suffix '-er,' originally meaning someone who wets their hands or feet lightly in water.

Kelly Says

Some of history's greatest polymaths were brilliant dabblers—Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, inventor, scientist, and engineer all at once, showing that dabbling across fields can lead to genius-level insights that specialists might miss.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መምህራን
mem-he-ra-n
ARالعربية
هواة
h-wa-a
BNবাংলা
প্রেমিক
pre-mik
CACatalà
amant
ah-mahn
CSČeština
amatér
ah-ma-ter
DADansk
entusiast
en-too-see-ast
DEDeutsch
Laie
lye
ELΕλληνικά
ερασιτέχνης
e-ra-si-te-h-nis
ESEspañol
aficionado
a-fi-thee-ah-noh
FAفارسی
علاقه‌مند
e-la-ghe-man-deh
FISuomi
harrastaja
har-rah-st-ah-jah
FRFrançais
amateur
ah-ma-tyr
GUGU
ઉત્સાહી
ut-sa-hee
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-ai-ka-ci
HEעברית
אוהב
o-hev
HIहिन्दी
शौकीन
shau-kee-n
HUMagyar
amatőr
ah-mah-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
penggemar
pen-ge-mar
IGIG
onye na-achị
oh-nye na-a-chi
ITItaliano
appassionato
ah-pas-see-o-nah-toh
JA日本語
愛好家
ai-ko-ka
KKKK
бірлік
bir-lik
KMKM
ប្រុស
pruhs
KO한국어
취미인
chwi-mi-in
MRMR
शौकीन
shau-kee-n
MSBahasa Melayu
penggemar
pen-ge-mar
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြိုက်
loo-kye
NLNederlands
amateur
ah-ma-tyr
NONorsk
amatør
ah-mah-tohr
PAPA
ਪਿਆਰ
pee-ar
PLPolski
amator
ah-ma-tor
PTPortuguês
amador
ah-mah-dor
RORomână
amator
ah-mah-tor
RUРусский
любитель
lyu-bi-tel
SVSvenska
amatör
ah-mah-tohr
SWKiswahili
mchepuko
m-che-pu-ko
TAதமிழ்
சந்தோஷம்
san-to-sham
TEతెలుగు
ప్రేమికుడు
pre-mi-ku-du
THไทย
ผู้ชื่นชอบ
poo cheen chop
TLTL
tagahanga
ta-gah-han-ga
TRTürkçe
hobi
ho-bee
UKУкраїнська
аматор
ah-ma-tor
URاردو
شوقی
shoo-kee
VITiếng Việt
người yêu thích
nguoi yeu thich
YOYO
ọmọ
oh-moh
ZH中文
业余爱好者
ye2 yu2 ai4 hao3 zhe2
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-li

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