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dabber


Meanings
  • A person who uses a paintbrush or other similar tool to apply paint or other medium to a surface.

    - "The dabber carefully applied the paint to the canvas."
    - "John was a skilled dabber, able to create beautiful watercolor paintings."

Synonyms

dauber , dobber
Rhymes
Words rhyming with dabber
dab , gab , lab , rab , tab
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. Dabber (en) : A person who uses a paintbrush or other similar tool to apply paint or other medium to a surface.

  2. Dabber (Scots) : A person who smears or spreads something, especially a liquid or paint.

  3. Dabber (Afrikaans) : A person who uses a paintbrush or other similar tool to apply paint or other medium to a surface.

  4. Dabber (Norwegian) : A person who uses a paintbrush or other similar tool to apply paint or other medium to a surface.

  5. Dabber (Danish) : A person who uses a paintbrush or other similar tool to apply paint or other medium to a surface.


Variants
List of all variants of dabber that leads to same result
dab , dabbed , dabber , dabbers , dabbing , dabbings , dabs
Etymology
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The term 'dabber' comes from the Old English word 'dabben', which means 'to smear' or 'to daub'. The term was later adopted in Middle English to refer specifically to a person who uses a brush or other similar tool to apply paint or other medium to a surface.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'dabber' comes from the Old English word 'dabben', which means 'to smear' or 'to daub'.

  2. The word 'dabber' is often used interchangeably with the term 'painter'. However, while a 'painter' is someone who creates art using paint or other medium, a 'dabber' is specifically someone who uses a paintbrush or other similar tool to apply paint or other medium to a surface.


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