autothaumaturgist

noun

One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.

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Meanings

nounautothaumaturgist (plural autothaumaturgists)

plural autothaumaturgists

  1. One who pretends to be notable or mysterious.

    Of course there are dull men who could not understand a tabby-cat or a professional cricketer, let alone an expert autothaumaturgist—a self-mystery-maker—like a woman.

    1906, William John Locke, The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne, London: John Lane, Part 1, Chapter 11, p

Origin

From auto- + thaumaturgist.

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APA

autothaumaturgist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autothaumaturgist

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“autothaumaturgist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autothaumaturgist. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autothaumaturgist,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autothaumaturgist.

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