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Ignoramus

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noun. An ignorant person.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. In law, an indorsement, meaning ‘we ignore it,’ which a grand jury formerly made on a bill presented to it for inquiry, when there was not evidence to support the charges, by virtue of which indorsement all proceedings were stopped, and the accused person was discharged.

noun. n. An ignorant person; especially, one who lacks necessary knowledge; an ignorant pretender to knowledge.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. We are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is, “No bill,” “No true bill,” or “Not found,” though in some jurisdictions “Ignored” is still used.

noun. A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

noun. A grand jury's ruling on an indictment when the evidence is determined to be insufficient to send the case to trial.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun. an ignorant person

Word Usage

"Actually you fcukin ignoramus fcukwit, those who practice in bartering would appreciate you and everyone here continuing to ignore them."

Antonyms

Words with the opposite meaning

literate scholar

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

unskilled person

Hyponym

Words that are more specific

aliterate aliterate person illiterate illiterate person nonreader

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Amos Seamus Shamus famous mandamus

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

Minotaur boor bungler contravention coot

Synonym

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abecedarian alphabetarian apprentice articled clerk ass