What is the Latin word for sciolist?

The usual Latin words for “sciolist” are sēmidoctus, ērudītulus, Catullus; also Arnŏbĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“sciolist” in Latin

sēmidoctushalf-taught, half-trained, half-practised ērudītulusonly somewhat experienced (sexually)Catullusa cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry ArnŏbĭusAn African Church father in the time of Diocletian

The English word sciolist itself goes back to Latin sciolus.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

sciolist

semidoctus (Cic.); leviter eruditus: eruditulus (Catullus). ☞ sciolus very late (Arnobius).

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What is the Latin word for sciolist?: The usual Latin words for “sciolist” are sēmidoctus, ērudītulus, Catullus; also Arnŏbĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.