Dilettant

== German == === Etymology === 18th century, from Italian dilettante. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dilɛˈtant/, [di.lɛˈtant], [dɪ-], [-le-], [-lə-] Rhymes: -ant === Noun === Dilettant m (weak, genitive Dilettanten, plural Dilettanten, feminine Dilettantin) (dated) amateur, dabbler Synonyms: Amateur, Laie, Nichtfachmann (derogatory) bungler, botcher Synonyms: Pfuscher, Stümper, Flickschuster, Nichtskönner ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== dilettantisch Dilettantismus Dilettantentum === Further reading === “Dilettant”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Dilettant” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Dilettant” in Duden online