pedant.
A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
Meaning & usage
A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
A teacher or schoolmaster.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.
Pedantic.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.
To be or act as a pedant.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.
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