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Dictionary: smat·ter   (smăt'ər) pronunciation
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v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

v.tr.
  1. To speak (a language) without fluency: smatters Russian.
  2. To study or approach superficially; dabble in.
v.intr.
To prattle: smattered on about her vacation.

n.
A smattering.

[Middle English smateren, to make dirty, speak foolishly, chatter.]

smatterer smat'ter·er n.

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noun

    One lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit: amateur, dabbler, dilettante, nonprofessional, uninitiate. See ability/inability.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: work with in a non-serious manner
  Synonyms: dabble, play around

Meaning #2: to talk foolishly
  Synonyms: babble, blather, blether, blither

Meaning #3: speak with spotty or superficial knowledge

 
 
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