PHILOSOPHASTER

Etymology

Noun

philosophaster (plural philosophasters)

A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher.

Synonyms

• philosophe

Source: Wiktionary


Phi*los"o*phas`ter, n. Etym: [L., a bad philosopher, fr. philosophus: cf. OF. philosophastre.]

Definition: A pretender to philosophy. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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