sciolist

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die vorgibt, in einem Bereich kenntnisreich oder fähig zu sein, in Wahrheit aber ein Dilettant ist oder kein tiefes Verständnis hat.

A noun referring to a person who pretends to be knowledgeable or skilled in a subject, but is actually an amateur or lacks serious understanding.

1. Pretentious amateurC2formal

   A person who pretends to be knowledgeable in a subject but has only superficial understanding.

   Angeber

   • The self-proclaimed expert was dismissed as a sciolist by the academic community.
   • He spoke with such confidence that few realized he was a sciolist.
   • The article was written by a sciolist who had never studied the topic properly.

   Synonymecharlatandabblerdilettantepretenderquack

   Antonymeauthorityexpertprofessionalsavantspecialist