#341 dilettante

dilettante- a person whose interest in a subject is superficial rather than professional; a person who loves the arts

C18 from Italian from dilettare to delight, from Latin delectare

He claims a degree in journalism and holds himself out as some kind of dilettante on the subject, although there's no evidence he's ever written a single noteworthy article.

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