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Ultracrepidarian
Pronunciation: ul-truh-krep-ih-DAIR-ee-uhn
Part of speech: noun
Meaning:
A person who gives opinions beyond their knowledge or expertise.
Example sentence:
“He became an ultracrepidarian the moment he started lecturing the surgeon on how to perform the operation.”
Origin:
From Latin ultra (“beyond”) + crepida (“sandal”). The word comes from a story about a cobbler who criticized a painting beyond the sandal depicted in it — and was told to stick to what he knew.