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/

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• Hyphenation: bet‧we‧ter

Noun

betweter m (plural betweters, diminutive betwetertje n)

1. know-it-all

   Synonym: weetal

Derived terms

• betweterig