philosophaster
philosophaster noun: a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher.
Noun
philosophaster (plural philosophasters)
- A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher.
- Synonyms:
- philosophe
Synonyms of philosophaster
Forms of philosophaster
| plural | philosophasters |
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Origin of philosophaster
Learned borrowing from Latin philosophaster.
Words formed from philosophaster
Words that rhyme with philosophaster
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- Jaster
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- outmaster
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- paster
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- poetaster
- politicaster
- replaster
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- sterraster
- theologaster
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- verticillaster
- witticaster
Questions about philosophaster
- What does philosophaster mean?
- Philosophaster means a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher.
- What part of speech is philosophaster?
- Philosophaster is a noun.
- What is the plural of philosophaster?
- The plural of philosophaster is philosophasters.
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