Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sciolist \Sci"o*list\, n. [L. sciolus. See {Sciolous}.]
   One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to
   science; a smatterer.

         These passages in that book were enough to humble the
         presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride
         were not as great as their ignorance.    --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.

         A master were lauded and sciolists shent. --R.
                                                  Browning.

Source : WordNet®

sciolist
     n : an amateur who engages in an activity without serious
         intentions and who pretends to have knowledge [syn: {dabbler},
          {dilettante}]