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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

KNOW-ALL

KNOW-ALL Know "-all `, n.

 

Defn: One who knows everything; hence, one who makes pretension to great knowledge; a wiseacre; -- usually ironical. [Colloq. or R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

know-all

know-all ▶noun Brit. informal a person who behaves as if they know everything.

 

Oxford Dictionary

know-all

know-all ▶noun Brit. informal a person who behaves as if they know everything.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

know-all

know-all noun informal you're such a know-all —you tell me! informal smart alec, wise guy, smarty, smarty-pants; Brit. informal clever clogs, clever Dick, smart-arse, smarty-boots; N. Amer. informal know-it-all, smart-ass; archaic wiseacre.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

know-all

kn ó w- à ll 名詞 形容詞 ｟英 くだけて ｠＝know-it-all .