On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Dabbler. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as dilettante or amateur and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Dabbler meaning
- One who dabbles.
- A dabbling duck.
Synonyms of Dabbler
Using Dabbler
- The main meaning on this page is: One who dabbles. | A dabbling duck.
- Useful related words include: dilettante, sciolist, amateur, dabbling duck.
- In the example corpus, dabbler often appears in combinations such as: dabbler in.
Context around Dabbler
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dabbler
- In this selection, "dabbler" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cruel, novice, unserious and poorly stand out and add context to how "dabbler" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a cruel dabbler in the and a novice dabbler in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dabbler" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dabbler
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Here is a man who for many years was publicly and repeatedly derided in the press as an unserious dabbler, poorly equipped for a leadership role. (26 words)
For example, in "Lost Hearts", pubescent children are taken in by a sinister dabbler in the occult who cuts their hearts from their still-living bodies. (26 words)
Sporadically they portrayed Damien Echols as a novice dabbler in the occult, suggesting he choreographed the murders of those little boys as a kind of ritual blood sacrifice. (28 words)
He was as far removed from the narrowness of the specialist who has no ideas or sympathies beyond just one author or corner of science as he was from the shallow dabbler who feverishly attempts to master the details of a half-dozen unrelated pursuits. (45 words)
When a cruel dabbler in the occult accidentally imprisons Morpheus, it begins a tale that unfolds across multiple generations and through myriad realms and ultimately puts the future of humanity at risk. (32 words)
Sporadically they portrayed Damien Echols as a novice dabbler in the occult, suggesting he choreographed the murders of those little boys as a kind of ritual blood sacrifice. (28 words)
Example sentences (5)
When a cruel dabbler in the occult accidentally imprisons Morpheus, it begins a tale that unfolds across multiple generations and through myriad realms and ultimately puts the future of humanity at risk.
Sporadically they portrayed Damien Echols as a novice dabbler in the occult, suggesting he choreographed the murders of those little boys as a kind of ritual blood sacrifice.
Here is a man who for many years was publicly and repeatedly derided in the press as an unserious dabbler, poorly equipped for a leadership role.
For example, in "Lost Hearts", pubescent children are taken in by a sinister dabbler in the occult who cuts their hearts from their still-living bodies.
He was as far removed from the narrowness of the specialist who has no ideas or sympathies beyond just one author or corner of science as he was from the shallow dabbler who feverishly attempts to master the details of a half-dozen unrelated pursuits.
Common combinations with dabbler
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dabbler in 3×