as in amateurs
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession he was a dabbler, learning the basics of many arts but mastering none
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Recent Examples of dabblers Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade. —
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Neither amateurs nor studio photographers operated in exclusively Chinese ethnic spaces.— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2026
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Given these circumstances, most of the music written for mandolin (eighty-five volumes were published in Paris between 1761 and 1783) was intended for amateurs, often women.— Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
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The Mac mini has become a status symbol among AI tinkerers, and some analysts say the device’s growing popularity may preface a broader shift in how people use computers.— CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Rather than targeting end users, the company aims to empower developers, researchers, and tinkerers to create breakthrough humanoid applications without building full robots from scratch.— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
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For hobbyists, though, the draw runs deeper — a facility that combines a working pet store, a rescue program, an active herpetological society and now a 7-foot black throat Monitor named Big Al.— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
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Group of beginners, hobbyists and professionals who like to take and share photos.— Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Dabblers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/dabblers. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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