scientaster
scientaster noun: an inferior scientist.
Noun
scientaster (plural scientasters)
- An inferior scientist.
- And then compare with these the superficial and flippant assumptions of theologians, ontologists, transceudentalists, seers, impressionables, scientasters, and other incapables, and arrive at your own conclusions.1876, De Robigne Mortimer Bennett, The World's Sages, Thinkers and Reformers
Forms of scientaster
| plural | scientasters |
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Origin of scientaster
From scient + -aster.
Words that rhyme with scientaster
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- adelaster
- astrologaster
- canaster
- copastor
- cotoneaster
- criticaster
- diaster
- faster
- grammaticaster
- headmaster
- hereticaster
- historiaster
- historicaster
- interpilaster
- Jaster
- Kaster
- laster
- logicaster
- mathematicaster
- medicaster
- monaster
- musicaster
- outmaster
- overmaster
- paster
- philologaster
- philosophaster
- pinaster
- poetaster
- politicaster
- replaster
- sterraster
- theologaster
- usageaster
- verticillaster
- witticaster
Questions about scientaster
- What does scientaster mean?
- Scientaster means an inferior scientist.
- What part of speech is scientaster?
- Scientaster is a noun.
- What is the plural of scientaster?
- The plural of scientaster is scientasters.
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