fachidiot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ɪdˌjoʊt/ (US)
- /ˈfɑkɪdiˌoʊt/ (US)
- /ˈfɑx-/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Fachidiot.
Meanings
- (rare) A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fachidiots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (9)
nl vakidioot (narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field) · de Fachidiot (narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field) · ja 専門バカ (narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field) · sv fackidiot (narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field) · da fagidiot (narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field) · cs fachidiot (narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field) · no fagidiot (narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field) · hu szakbarbár (narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field) · fi fakki-idiootti (narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field)