fachidiot

English

noun
Definitions
  • (rare) A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fachidiot.

Origin

German (Berlin)

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