wiseacre

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwaɪzeɪkə(ɹ)/

Noun

wiseacre (plural wiseacres)

1. One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:know-it-all

   • 1869, Mark Twain, the Innocents Abroad, Random House (2003), pages 298-299

     That other class of wiseacres who twist prophecy in such a manner as to make it promise the destruction and desolation of the same city, use judgement just as bad, since the city is in a very flourishing condition now, unhappily for them.

2. (obsolete) A learned or wise man.

   • Pythagoras learned much […] becoming a mighty wiseacre.

Translations

• German: Klugscheißer, Besserwisser, Neunmalkluger
• Italian: saccente
• Russian: у́мник

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