English Explanatory Dictionary

handwaver

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who engages in handwaving.
  2. One who speaks or writes sweepingly, glossing over details, often including important details.
  3. One who raises their hand a lot.

Word forms

handwaver handwavers

Etymology

By surface analysis, handwave + -er, or, by surface analysis, hand + waver.

Related words

handwave handwavium handwavy wave away wave of the hand
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