filosofaster

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin philosophaster.

Noun

filosofaster m (plural filosofasters, diminutive filosofastertje n)

  1. a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher; a philosophaster
    Synonym: schijnwijsgeer
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