betweter
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- beterweter (less common)
Etymology
editCa. 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
editNoun
editbetweter m (plural betweters, diminutive betwetertje n)
- know-it-all
- Synonym: weetal