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Noun: dabbler  da-bu-lu(r)
  1. An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
    "The dabbler confidently shared his superficial understanding of quantum physics";
    - dilettante, sciolist
     
  2. Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
    "The dabbler tipped forward, its tail in the air as it foraged for food";
    - dabbling duck

Derived forms: dabblers

Type of: amateur, duck, nonprofessional

Antonym: diving duck

Encyclopedia: Dabbler