as in idiot
a stupid person
only an ignoramus would be foiled by the building's security system
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Recent Examples of ignoramus
Anyone who employs the phrase is either a demagogue or an ignoramus.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 June 2023
And dying, he’s now deemed a true ignoramus.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2021
No one is asking him to embrace the full Ginsburg and declare himself a disrespectful ignoramus.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
Is there a list of protocols that I would be marked as a real ignoramus for ignoring?
—Washington Post, 28 June 2021
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 June 2023
And dying, he’s now deemed a true ignoramus.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2021
No one is asking him to embrace the full Ginsburg and declare himself a disrespectful ignoramus.
—James Freeman, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021
Is there a list of protocols that I would be marked as a real ignoramus for ignoring?
—Washington Post, 28 June 2021
See All Example Sentences for ignoramus
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“Ignoramus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignoramus. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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