Definition of smatterer in English:

smatterer

noun ˈsmatərə

dated

单词	smatterer
释义	Definition of smatterer in English: smatterer noun ˈsmatərə dated A person who studies a subject in a superficial way or has only a slight knowledge of it. Example sentencesExamples Besides this, he also wrote tolerable poetry, but his taste was not pure, and he had his favourite authors and singular preferences; in a word, he was a literary smatterer, and a theatrical architect. When reached in his London office, Newton declined to comment, saying only that he had ‘no use for little smatterers in mathematics.’ Better be proficient in one art than a smatterer in a thousand. When people want a legal opinion in detail, they must address their communications to us, individually, and not to irresponsible smatterers, like the chief editor. A man of true science uses but few hard words, and then only when none will answer his purpose; whereas the smatterer in science thinks that by mouthing hard words he understands hard things.
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