filosofaster

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word filosofaster. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word filosofaster, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say filosofaster in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word filosofaster you have here. The definition of the word filosofaster will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offilosofaster, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin philosophaster.

Noun

filosofaster m (plural filosofasters, diminutive filosofastertje n)

  1. a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher; a philosophaster
    Synonym: schijnwijsgeer