wisehead
wisehead noun: a person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.
Noun
wisehead (plural wiseheads)
- A person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.
- Why! Do you think I want that picture taken down: and another Mrs. Milliken? Wisehead!c. 1850, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Wolves and the Lamb, act 2
- The wiseheads of the servants' hall decided that Sir Michael had received sudden intelligence through Mr. Robert […] either of the death of some near and dear relation […] or of some alarming fall in the funds, or of the failure of some speculation or bank in which the greater part of the baronet's...1862, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret
- Synonyms:
- smart aleck, wiseacre
Synonyms of wisehead
Forms of wisehead
| plural | wiseheads |
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Origin of wisehead
From wise + head.
Questions about wisehead
- What does wisehead mean?
- Wisehead means a person who is wise or who considers himself or herself to be wise.
- What part of speech is wisehead?
- Wisehead is a noun.
- What is the plural of wisehead?
- The plural of wisehead is wiseheads.
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