Smatter vs Swatter - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between smatter and swatter

is that smatter is superficial knowledge; a smattering while swatter is something used to swat with. Short for a flyswatter.

is to talk superficially; to babble.

(en verb)

To talk superficially; to babble.

* Jonathan Swift

Of state affairs you cannot smatter .

To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge.

to smatter Arabic

(figuratively) To study or approach superficially; to dabble in.

To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.

* smatterer * smattering

(en noun)

superficial knowledge; a smattering

(en noun)

Something used to swat with. Short for a flyswatter.

Someone who swats.