sciolist

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

Word Origin

sciolist (n.)
1610s, "smatterer, pretender to knowledge," from Late Latin sciolus "one who knows a little," diminutive of scius "knowing," from scire "to know" (see science) + -ist. Related: Sciolistic.

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