Know-Nothing
Know-Nothing · Know-Nothings
A member of a secret antiforeigner political organization in the nineteenth-century…A member of a secret antiforeigner political organization in the nineteenth-century United States.
Meaning
1 senses(US, historical)A member of a secret antiforeigner political organization in the nineteenth-century United States.
Origin
Party members claimed to know nothing about the party when questioned.Party members claimed to know nothing about the party when questioned.
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Forms
plural: Know-Nothings| Singular | Know-Nothing |
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