# wiseacre

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwaɪzeɪkə(ɹ)/

## Definitions
1. One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.
2. A learned or wise man.

## Etymology
From Middle Dutch wijssegger (“soothsayer”), from Old High German wīzzago, wīzago (“wise man, prophet, soothsayer”), from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō (“wise one; prophet”). Cognate with Old English wītga (“wise man, prophet”). See also German Weissager (“soothsayer, seer”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wiseacre