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know-nothing Definition

know·-nothing (nō′nut̸h′iŋ)

noun

  1. an ignorant person; ignoramus
  2. Rare an agnostic
  3. a member of a secret political party in the U.S. in the 1850s with a program of keeping out of public office anyone not a native-born American: so called because members professed ignorance of the party's activities

know-nothing Synonyms

know-nothing

n.

ignoramus, imbecile, clod, illiterate; see fool 1, moron.

know-nothing Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

pundit: The same know-nothing pundits who came to Molineux on Saturday expecting a cricket score.

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