smatterer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From smatter + -er.
Meanings
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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]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smatterers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |