dabster

[ dab-ster ]

/ ˈdæb stər /

noun

Slang. an expert.

Informal. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner; dabbler.

Origin of dabster

First recorded in 1700–10; dab³ + -ster

Words nearby dabster

dabble, dabbling duck, dabchick, dab hand, Dąbrowa Górnicza, dabster, DACA, da capo, dacarbazine, Dacca, dace

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Example sentences from the Web for dabster

An' there was Doctor Dabster, that could pit a bottle or twa under his belt, an' was neither up nor down.
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
Dabster was seen on Tuesday evening, going convoy to a milliner.
The Humors of Falconbridge|Jonathan F. Kelley
He became a dabster at tucking paper napkins into his neat little waistcoat without tearing them.
The Innocents|Sinclair Lewis
Dabster wore a silk hat, and—well, Daisy was a woman, and that hat had no chance to get back in its box until Joe had seen it.
Strictly Business|O. Henry

"Mr. Dabster's going to take me on top of the building to observe the view," said Daisy, after she had introduced her admirers.
Strictly Business|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for dabster

dabster

/ (ˈdæbstə) /

noun

British a dialect word for dab hand

US informal an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler

Word Origin for dabster

C18: from dab 1 + -ster

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单词	dabster
释义	dabster [ dab-ster ] / ˈdæb stər / noun Slang. an expert. Informal. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner; dabbler. Origin of dabster First recorded in 1700–10; dab³ + -ster Words nearby dabster dabble, dabbling duck, dabchick, dab hand, Dąbrowa Górnicza, dabster, DACA, da capo, dacarbazine, Dacca, dace Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dabster An' there was Doctor Dabster, that could pit a bottle or twa under his belt, an' was neither up nor down. Scotch Wit and Humor\|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe Dabster was seen on Tuesday evening, going convoy to a milliner. The Humors of Falconbridge\|Jonathan F. Kelley He became a dabster at tucking paper napkins into his neat little waistcoat without tearing them. The Innocents\|Sinclair Lewis Dabster wore a silk hat, and—well, Daisy was a woman, and that hat had no chance to get back in its box until Joe had seen it. Strictly Business\|O. Henry "Mr. Dabster's going to take me on top of the building to observe the view," said Daisy, after she had introduced her admirers. Strictly Business\|O. Henry British Dictionary definitions for dabster dabster / (ˈdæbstə) / noun British a dialect word for dab hand US informal an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler Word Origin for dabster C18: from dab 1 + -ster Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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