A person who studies random things? [closed]
What is the title of a person that studies random stuff? or a bit of everything?
For example,
A geologist studies the earth.
A _____ studies random stuff.
Solution 1:
Originally coined to describe one who took a superficial, rather than serious, interest in the arts, a dilettante now connotes someone who takes a light interest in many diverse fields, and a deep interest in none; a dilettante is a dabbler.
Solution 2:
An eclectic:
noun
A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
ODO
Solution 3:
A polymath:
A person of great or varied learning; a person acquainted with many fields of study; an accomplished scholar. [OED]
From Greek πολυμαθής, “having learnt or knowing much.”
Solution 4:
Another choice :
Renaissance man
"a man of any period who has a broad range of intellectual interests"