white alder
noun
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of white alder
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby white alder
Whitby, Whitchurch-Stouffville, white, whiteacre, white admiral, white alder, white alert, white alkali, white ant, white area, white as a sheet
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