Etymograph

English

scientaster

From scient + -aster.

Formed from scient + -aster

Latin sciō ‘know’

Latin sciēns ‘knowing’

English scient

Today it means

noun An inferior scientist.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “scientaster”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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