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Definition of dabbler : 1. One who dabbles.
2. One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler.

Synonyms:

layman, ability, dabbling duck, nonprofessional, uninitiate, hobbyist, nonexpert, novice, trifler, smatterer, amateur, dilettante, tinkerer, potterer, putterer, sciolist

Usage examples:

• In the matter of swearing you might have remained only an unwilling dabbler, only a mixer and meddler in the luxury, were it not that occasion came when you were solemnly arraigned for the offence, and straightway branded as a culprit. - "A Cursory History of Swearing", Julian Sharman.
• He was inclined to believe that she was not only a dabbler in politics with a liking for influencing men who were concerned in them but that she was also the sort of woman who likes to have more than one man in leash. - "In the Mayor's Parlour", J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher.
• You're not a poet, you know- you're a happy dabbler in prose; but you've got to wake up- you've got to have some vital experience before you can hope to reach the top. - "The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story", Various.