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smatterer

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smat·ter  (smtr)
v. smat·tered, smat·ter·ing, smat·ters
v.tr.
1. To speak (a language) without fluency: smatters Russian.
2. To study or approach superficially; dabble in.
v.intr.
To prattle: smattered on about her vacation.
n.
A smattering.
[Middle English smateren, to make dirty, speak foolishly, chatter.]
smatter·er n.
Translations
smatterer
n → Stümperer m (pej), → Stümperin f (pej)


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"Too vast a subject, ma'am," he said, "for a smatterer like me.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
This, he considered, was the only basis of solid instruction; all other means of education were mere charlatanism, and could produce nothing better than smatterers.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
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