English dictionary
sciolist
/'s/aI//@/l/I/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer.
Source: webster1913