philosophaster en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin philosophaster.
Meanings
- A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| philosophasters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
theologaster · criticaster · poetaster · medicaster
Synonyms
Translations (11)
nl schijnwijsgeer (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · nl filosofaster (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · it filosofastro (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · fr philosophard (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · fr philosophâtre (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · ru философа́стер (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · es filosofastro (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · it filosofastra (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · he פלספן (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · he פלספנית (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher) · de Philosophaster (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)