| NOUN | person | dabbler, dilettante, sciolist | an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge |
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| animal | dabbler, dabbling duck | any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling |
| Meaning | An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge. | |
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| Synonyms | dilettante, sciolist | |
| Broader | amateur | someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime |
| Spanish | diletante | |
| Catalan | diletant | |
| Verbs | dabble | work with in an amateurish manner |
| Meaning | Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling. | |
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| Synonym | dabbling duck | |
| Broader | duck | small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs |
| Opposite | diving duck | Any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food |
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