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smatterer

smatterer noun: one who smatters; one who dabbles in or experiments with a little bit of everything, especially knowledge.

Noun

smatterer (plural smatterers)

  1. One who smatters; one who dabbles in or experiments with a little bit of everything, especially knowledge.
    • It’s easy enough to be a beak when you’re young and athletic, and can offer the latest University smattering. The difficulty is to keep your place when you get old and stiff, and younger smatterers are pushing up behind you.1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part II, XX [Uniform ed., p. 201]

smatterer meaning in Tamil

smatterer in Tamil

நுனிப்புல் மேய்பவர்

Forms of smatterer

pluralsmatterers

Origin of smatterer

From smatter + -er.

Questions about smatterer

What does smatterer mean?
Smatterer means one who smatters; one who dabbles in or experiments with a little bit of everything, especially knowledge.
What is smatterer in Tamil?
Smatterer in Tamil is நுனிப்புல் மேய்பவர். See Smatterer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is smatterer?
Smatterer is a noun.
What is the plural of smatterer?
The plural of smatterer is smatterers.

Words near smatterer in the dictionary

  1. smatching
  2. Smath
  3. smatter
  4. smatter-hauling
  5. smattered
  6. smatterer
  7. smatterers
  8. smatterest
  9. smattereth
  10. smattering
  11. smatteringly

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