rac·on·teur
/ˌräˌkänˈtər/
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Dabbler
noun
a: one not deeply engaged in or concerned with something
b: a duck (such as a mallard or shoveler) that feeds by dabbling
— called also dabbling duck, puddle duck, river duck
Dilettante
noun
a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler Mr.
Sesquipedalian
ses·qui·pe·da·li·an
/ˌseskwəpəˈdālyən/
adjective
FORMAL
- (of a word) polysyllabic; long."sesquipedalian surnames"
- characterized by long words; long-winded."the sesquipedalian prose of scientific journals"
Librocubicularist
noun
A fancy word for someone who reads in bed. The sesquipedalian librocubicularist is the name for a person who reads books in bed.
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