dabblers

noun

plural of dabbler
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 Some CEOs are using tokens to track how their teams are deploying AI, from the productive tokenmaxers overhauling their departments to the tone-deaf dabblers squandering compute on useless projects. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 May 2026 Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dabblers
  1. amateurs
  2. tinkerers
  3. hobbyists
Noun
  • Contrary to perceptions, nonprofit workers aren’t well-meaning amateurs waiting for tech to save the day, but savvy operators with deep community knowledge and relationships that can’t simply be replicated.
    — Max Simkoff, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The interior minister said that the operation did not appear to be the work of amateurs but rather had been professionally planned and executed.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of amateurs
Noun
  • In the coming months, the company plans to add more functionality and self-serve features to allow a wider range of use cases and users, eventually reaching individual tinkerers.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
  • Enthusiasts and tinkerers alike are building their own versions using Open Source software and inexpensive hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Definition of tinkerers
Noun
  • Some of this new breed of travel and food reviewers started as hobbyists and now do it full-time.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There are almost countless podcasts—some owned by major media outlets, some run by hobbyists—that recap TV shows and dissect movie trailers.
    — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hobbyists

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