dauber
/ˈdɔːbə(ɹ)/ noun, proper noun
Forms daubers
- noun (derogatory) One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter.
- noun (copperplate printing) A pad or ball of rags, covered with canvas, for inking plates.
- noun A type of thick marker pen used to mark a bingo card.
- noun (archaic) A low and gross flatterer.
- noun The mud wasp; the mud dauber.
- proper noun A surname from German.
Synonyms
alcatote auf botcher bumbler bungler blunderer blunderhead butterfingers chucklehead clodhopper duffer dumbshit fuckup fumblefingers fumbler galoot gaum gawk gobaloon goon
Etymology
From Middle English daubere, equivalent to daub + -er.
Borrowed from German Dauber.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “dauber”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details