Usually means: Skilled or proficient at something.
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General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. dab hand: Merriam-Webster
  2. dab hand: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dab hand: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. dab hand: Collins English Dictionary
  5. dab hand: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. dab hand: Wiktionary
  7. dab hand: Dictionary.com
  8. dab hand: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. Dab hand: World Wide Words

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. dab hand: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  2. Dab hand: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook
  3. dab hand: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (British) An expert; a very skilled person.

Similar:
dabster, crack hand, dabber, dartist, deftster, dockhand, dibbler, dobber, dabbity, dawber, more...

Opposite:
novice, amateur, beginner, inexperienced

Types:
whiz, wizard, genius, pro, ace, maven, connoisseur, virtuoso, guru, more...

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Similar:
dabster, crack hand, dabber, dartist, deftster, dockhand, dibbler, dobber, dabbity, dawber, more...

Opposite:
novice, amateur, beginner, inexperienced

Types:
whiz, wizard, genius, pro, ace, maven, connoisseur, virtuoso, guru, more...



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