dabbler

Example Sentences

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David Byrne came from Baltimore by way of Scotland, a socially awkward dabbler in conceptualist experiments with photography and a veteran of various mediocre cover bands.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025

In other high-profile concert news, country-music dabbler Steven Tyler and Aerosmith are coming to town.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

I consider myself a bit of a dabbler — always willing to learn about something or try something new, and then I dive deep into the rabbit hole with certain stuff.

From The Verge • Jan. 27, 2022

Laurie Anderson could be considered a modern Renaissance woman but she would humbly say that she's "just a dabbler and a tinkerer".

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021

Joe hated Raymond Copley with all the contempt that an old sportsman has for an ignorant dabbler in the great game.

From Hard Pressed by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)