know-nothings

A form of know-nothing — A member of a secret antiforeigner political organization in the nineteenth-century United States.

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Meanings

know-nothings1

noun
  1. pluralplural of know-nothing

Know-Nothings2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Know-Nothing
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APA

know-nothings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/know-nothings

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Chicago

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