dabster

[ dab-ster ]

noun

1. Slang. an expert.
2. Informal. a person who works in a superficial or clumsy manner; dabbler.

dabster

/ ˈdæbstə /

noun

1. a dialect word for dab hand
2. informal.
   an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler

Word History and Origins

Origin of dabster¹

First recorded in 1700–10; dab ³ + -ster

Word History and Origins

Origin of dabster¹

C18: from dab ¹+ -ster

Example Sentences

An' there was Doctor Dabster, that could pit a bottle or twa under his belt, an' was neither up nor down.

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He became a dabster at tucking paper napkins into his neat little waistcoat without tearing them.

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Minnie Bellows is the best one in school with her needle and is a dabster at patching.

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

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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.

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