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fachidiot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈfɑkɪdiˌoʊt/
  • US: /ˈfɑx-/
  • US: /-ɪdˌjoʊt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fachidiot.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: fachidiot — narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field
  • Danish: fagidiot — narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field
  • Dutch: vakidioot — narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field
  • Finnish: fakki-idiootti — narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field
  • German: Fachidiot — narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field
  • Hungarian: szakbarbár — narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field
  • Japanese: 専門バカ — narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field
  • Norwegian: fagidiot — narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field
  • Swedish: fackidiot — narrow specialist expert, ignorant outside their field