betweter

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • beterweter (less common)

Etymology

Ca. 1600, from obsolete bet weten (“to know better”) +‎ -er, thus “better-knower”, one who always knows it better. Bet was the adverbial form of beter (“better”). Compare German Besserwisser.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛtˌʋeː.tər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: bet‧we‧ter

Noun

betweter m (plural betweters, diminutive betwetertje n)

  1. know-it-all
    Synonym: weetal

Derived terms
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