know-all
a know-it-all.
Origin of know-all
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How to use know-all in a sentence
“Some books and things was carted from the office to Denver a-Wednesday,” said the know-all who had spoken about the mortgage.
The Terms of Surrender | Louis TracyThen the witnesses were called, and Mr. know-all did first give in his evidence against him.
The Holy War made by Shaddai upon Diabolus | John BunyanThe localisation of sensibility was merging into a unified perception whereby people would presently know all-over and at-once.
The Promise of Air | Algernon BlackwoodPalema went up to the Bush to call Lloyd; and Lloyd came down in one of his know-all-about-it moods.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonCome, Mr. know-all, look upon the prisoner at the bar; do you know him?
The Holy War made by Shaddai upon Diabolus | John Bunyan
British Dictionary definitions for know-all
informal, derogatory a person who pretends or appears to know a great deal
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