dabbler

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I thought I should find a mere dabbler--an amateur.

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  1. noun One who engages in an activity superficially or without serious intent. See Synonyms at amateur.

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  • Soon the young "dabbler" was on his own, tinkering in his parents' attic. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 04 - April 1996
  • I didn't know enough about either subject, I still felt like a dabbler in both fields, so I made the best kind of listener. —  F ;SF; - vol 087 issue 03 - September 1994
  • I would not permit Montresor to place himself in the hands of a man I considered a mere dabbler, and suggested that we go to his vaults, where I would sample the wine and settle the question once for all. —  F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 03 - March 2003
  • He is, in fact, a dabbler--his wealth relieved him of the burden of pursuing a profession, so he has dabbled in a great many things other than the theatre. —  AHMM, September 2006
  • What is particularly worrying about the most recent dabbler-in-racism to come out of the closet is that he has just been elected to serve as the Student Union Education Officer for 2008-2009. —  UK Indymedia Features
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