dabster
31dilettante — n 1. dabbler, Inf. dabster, smatterer, sciolist, half scholar, amateur, nonprofessional, layman; do it yourselfer, putterer, potterer, trifler, dalli er, piddler. 2. art lover, person of taste, connoisseur, Latin, arbiter elegantiae; member of… …
32expert — n 1. specialist, authority, pundit, scholar; one of the cognoscenti, connoisseur, critic; (both of martial arts) black belt, dan. 2. master, proficient, adept, mavin, master hand, Chiefly Brit. Inf. dab hand, Brit. Dial. dabster; maestro,… …
33master hand — n 1. expert, master, ace, proficient, adept, mavin, Chiefly Brit. Inf. dab hand, Brit. Dial. dabster; maestro, virtuoso, talent, genius, prodigy, standout; Inf. wizard, Inf. whiz, U.S. Sl. crackerjack, Chiefly Brit. crack, Sl. sharp, Sl. shark;… …
34professional — adj 1. skilled, knowledgeable, learned, Inf. pro; white collar; experienced, Fr. au fait. veteran, seasoned, trained; skillful, adept, dexterous, adroit, deft, facile; accomplished, able, apt, gifted, talented; finished, polished, practiced;… …
35proficient — adj 1. expert, masterful, masterly, virtuoso, virtuosic, topflight, top drawer, first rate, Inf. topnotch, ace, Inf. crack, Sl. crackerjack, Inf. whiz bang, Brit. Sl. whizzo; adept, polished, finished, accomplished, versed, practiced, experienced …
36technician — adj specialist, authority, expert, proficient, adept, mavin, master hand, Chiefly Brit. Inf. dab hand, Brit. Dial. dabster; maestro, virtuoso, talent, genius, prodigy, standout, Inf. wizard, Inf. whiz, U.S. Sl. crackerjack, Sl. shark, Inf. sharp; …
37virtuoso — n 1. maestro, expert, talent, genius, prodigy, standout, Inf. wizard, Inf. whiz, U. S. Sl. crackerjack, Sl. sharp, Sl. shark; master, proficient, adept, mavin, master hand, Chiefly Brit. Inf. dab hand, Brit. Dial. dabster; specialist, authority,… …
38-ster — suffix denoting a person engaged in or associated with a particular activity or thing (brewster; gangster; youngster). Etymology: OE estre etc. f. Gmc * * * stə(r), following a vȯiced consonant, as in “mobster”, ztə or stə noun suffix ( s) …
