dauber

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "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."