Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

besserwisser

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: besser-wiss-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck.

Example Sentences

"They are not Besserwissers; they just know better because they have had the experience. Capitalism has no lure for them, as socialism does for their West Central European counterparts."
"There is an authoritarian ring to many of the new approaches to the sociology of scientific knowledge, a Besserwisser attitude, whereby the sociologist knows best and does not need to consult with the object of his or her study."
"[…] that Adenauer was always a Besserwisser who was convinced that other people, even when they were heads of government in other countries, did not understand their own interests as well as he did […]"
"The proverb functions as a warning to a ‘Besserwisser’, because at the end a ‘know-it-all’ will drive away even his or her best friends."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Besserwisser.

Inflected Forms

Besserwissers (plural)

Questions

What does besserwisser mean?: A know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck.
Where does besserwisser come from?: Borrowed from German Besserwisser.

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