know-all

know-all
noun
someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others
• Syn: ↑know-it-all
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
• Hypernyms: ↑egotist, ↑egoist, ↑swellhead

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n
know-it-all, wiseacre
COLLOQ. clever clogs, clever dick, wise guy, smart alec, smartypants
SLANG smartass, smartarse

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▶ noun (informal) WISEACRE; informal smart alec, wise guy, smarty, smarty-pants; Brit. informal clever clogs, clever Dick; N. Amer. informal know-it-all.

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variant of know-it-all

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/noh"awl'/, n. Informal.
a know-it-all.
[1880-85]

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knowˈ-all noun
Someone who thinks they know everything
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Main Entry: ↑know

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know-all UK US noun [countable] [singular know-all plural know-alls] british informal
someone who is annoying because they always think that they know everything
Thesaurus: people who are confident, boastful or arrogantsynonym people who are annoying or unpleasantsynonym

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know-all «NOH L», noun.
U.S. Slang. a conceited person; a know-it-all.

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/ˈnoʊˌɑːl/ noun, pl -alls [count]
Brit informal : ↑know-it-all

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ˈknow-all [know-all know-alls] (BrE) (also ˈknow-it-all NAmE, BrE) noun (informal, disapproving)
a person who behaves as if they know everything
See also: ↑know-it-all

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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