philosophaster
[ fi-los-uh-fas-ter, fi-los-uh-fas-ter ]
/ fɪˌlɒs əˈfæs tər, fɪˈlɒs əˌfæs tər /
noun
a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge he or she does not possess.
Origin of philosophaster
1605–15; < Late Latin: a bit of a philosopher. See
philosopher,
-aster1
Words nearby philosophaster
philomela,
philomelides,
philopena,
philoprogenitive,
philos.,
philosophaster,
philosophe,
philosopher,
philosopher king,
philosopher kings,
philosopher's stone
Example sentences from the Web for philosophaster
The philosophaster's object was not to instruct, but to befool his hearers, as every page attests.
The Basis of Morality |Arthur Schopenhauer