ignoramus
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But I really prefer the term "ignoramus" because ignoramus literally means somebody who doesn't know things.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2022
The term ignoramus was written on bills of indictment when the evidence presented seemed insufficient to justify prosecution.
From Fox News • Mar. 30, 2020
At the risk of sounding like a complete ignoramus, I learned several new words and a term which is always fun: macher, shtetl, and work blue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2019
During one editing session, something became clear to me: This adult, successful journalist was a complete ignoramus on most matters that happened to be unrelated to his field of expertise.
From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2018
He laughed once and said, ‘That man is such an ignoramus, Father.’
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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