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autothaumaturgist

autothaumaturgist noun: one who pretends to be notable or mysterious.

Noun

autothaumaturgist (plural autothaumaturgists)

  1. One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.
    • Of course there are dull men who could not understand a tabby-cat or a professional cricketer, let alone an expert autothaumaturgist—a self-mystery-maker—like a woman.1906, William John Locke, The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne, London: John Lane, Part 1, Chapter 11, p

Forms of autothaumaturgist

pluralautothaumaturgists

Origin of autothaumaturgist

From auto- + thaumaturgist.

Questions about autothaumaturgist

What does autothaumaturgist mean?
Autothaumaturgist means one who pretends to be notable or mysterious.
What part of speech is autothaumaturgist?
Autothaumaturgist is a noun.
What is the plural of autothaumaturgist?
The plural of autothaumaturgist is autothaumaturgists.

Words near autothaumaturgist in the dictionary

  1. autotetraploid
  2. autotetraploidization
  3. autotetraploidizations
  4. autotetraploids
  5. autotetraploidy
  6. autothaumaturgist
  7. autothaumaturgists
  8. autotheism
  9. autotheist
  10. autotheistic
  11. autotheists

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