English Explanatory Dictionary

dauber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter.
  2. A pad or ball of rags, covered with canvas, for inking plates.
  3. A type of thick marker pen used to mark a bingo card.
  4. A low and gross flatterer.
  5. The mud wasp; the mud dauber.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɔːbə(ɹ)/

Word forms

dauber daubers

Etymology

From Middle English daubere, equivalent to daub + -er.

Synonyms

alcatote auf botcher bumbler bungler blunderer blunderhead butterfingers chucklehead clodhopper dauber duffer dumbshit fuckup fumblefingers fumbler galoot gaum gawk gobaloon goon gype trapes klutz lomperd looby lubber lummox lumpkin maladroit mess-up messup muff oaf palooka peabrain pisher sad sack schlemiel schmuck screwup shit bird slangrill spaz stumblebum turkey weapon yutz dabber inkball dobber

Derived words

dirt-dauber
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