grammarian.
A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
Meaning & usage
A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
Huddleston and Pullum are well-known grammarians of the 21st century.
A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly.
They spent hours disabusing the misinformed rants of various armchair grammarians.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English gramarien, from Middle French gramarien, gramairien. Displaced native Old English stæfcræftiga.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.