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Definition of philosophaster - 1 dictionary result

phi⋅los⋅o⋅phas⋅ter

  [fi-los-uh-fas-ter, fi-los-uh-fas-ter]
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–noun
a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge he or she does not possess.
Origin:
1605–15; < LL: a bit of a philosopher. See philosopher, -aster 1
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