know-nothing
know-noth·ing • n. 1. an ignorant person. 2. (Know-Nothing) hist. a member of a political party in the U.S., prominent from 1853 to 1856, that was antagonistic toward Roman Catholics and recent immigrants and whose members preserved its secrecy by denying its existence.DERIVATIVES: know-no·thing·ism n.
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American Party , Know-Nothing Party
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Died March 8, 1874
Thirteenth U.S. president and candidate of the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party
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