Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
SCIOLIST
dabbler, dilettante, sciolist
(noun) an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sciolist (plural sciolists)
One who exhibits only superficial knowledge; a self-proclaimed expert with little real understanding.
Anagrams
• solicits
Source: Wiktionary
Sci"o*list, n. Etym: [L. sciolus. See Sciolous.]
Definition: One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer. These passages in that book were enough to humble the presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride were not as great as their ignorance. Sir W. Temple. A master were lauded and scolists shent. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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