English → Latin
“smatterer” in Latin
tīrōrecruit; apprentice (one that is young in age); beginner, novice, tyro, neophyte, freshman, greenhornsēmidoctushalf-taught, half-trained, half-practised
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
smatterer
rudis et tiro: tiro: semidoctus: mediocriter doctus: leviter eruditus: qui primoribus, ut aiunt, labris litteras attigit (Cic.). ☞ Avoid sciolus, which occurs first in Arnobius.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for smatterer?
- The usual Latin words for “smatterer” are tīrō, sēmidoctus. 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.