dauber — ozdic

Collocations

2

ADJ.

miserable

DAUBER + NOUN

coul, vandyck

Definitions

noun

1

One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter.

After he had exerted all his powers to produce a masterpiece of art, the canons, upon viewing the picture, pronounced it a contemptible performance, and the artist a miserable dauber; and Vandyck could hardly obtain payment for his work.

I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a common-place dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.

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.

Said she wasn't going but she went still / Likes her gentlemen not to be gentle / Was it a Mecca dauber or a betting pencil?

4

A low and gross flatterer.

5

The mud wasp; the mud dauber.

name

1

A surname from German.

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After he had exerted all his powers to produce a masterpiece of art, the canons, upon viewing the picture, pronounced it a contemptible performance, and the artist a miserable dauber; and Vandyck coul

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02

I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a common-place dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.

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03

I'm not a good painter; I'm a dauber who can get a good likeness. Van Gogh or Cézanne would never have made it; I was given a bottle of Beaujolais and a set of directions.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, dauber is marked as derogatory, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.