noun
- a person who speaks in a pompous or dogmatic way, especially about subjects they may not fully understand
Usage: often derogatory
Examples
- The meeting was dominated by a pontificator who had opinions on everything.
- She rolled her eyes at the pontificator holding court at the coffee shop.
- Nobody wanted to sit near the office pontificator during lunch.
- The professor was more of a pontificator than an actual teacher.
- He transformed from a curious student into an insufferable pontificator.
- The dinner party was ruined by a pontificator who wouldn’t let anyone else speak.