Definitions
an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments
Word origin
From Middle Dutch wijssegger (“soothsayer”), from Old High German wīzzago, wīzago (“wise man, prophet, soothsayer”), from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō (“wise one; prophet”). Cognate with Old English wītga (“wise man, prophet”). See also German Weissager (“soothsayer, seer”).
Used in a sentence
“A fool's paradise is better than a wiseacre's purgatory.”
“At their village the woman consulted the local wiseacre, explaining the difficulties her son-in-law was creating.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Know-it-all”8 letters
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