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"DORBELLIST"
English also has an abundance of synonyms for “fool,” and one that should be revived immediately is the noun “dorbellist.” It is an obsolete word, but when in use, it referred to someone who sounded smart but wasn’t: a dull-witted pedant. The word derives from the name of a scholar and ardent fan of the 13th-century philosopher Duns Scotus—whose name gives us another word for fool, “dunce.”
"DORBELLIST"
English also has an abundance of synonyms for “fool,” and one that should be revived immediately is the noun “dorbellist.” It is an obsolete word, but when in use, it referred to someone who sounded smart but wasn’t: a dull-witted pedant. The word derives from the name of a scholar and ardent fan of the 13th-century philosopher Duns Scotus—whose name gives us another word for fool, “dunce.”