"smatterer" meaning in All languages combined

See smatterer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-smatterer.ogg Forms: smatterers [plural]
Etymology: smatter + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smatter|er}} smatter + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} smatterer (plural smatterers)
  1. One who smatters; one who dabbles in or experiments with a little bit of everything, especially knowledge.
    Sense id: en-smatterer-en-noun-CHbdU9KM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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