Grammarian
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
"Huddleston and Pullum are well-known grammarians of the 21st century."
- 2 a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax wordnet
- 3 A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly. broadly
"They spent hours disabusing the misinformed rants of various armchair grammarians."
Example
More examples"I'd like to ask a grammarian, isn't it possible to think of 'be + participle' like you do V C and such?"
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gramarien, from Middle French gramarien, gramairien.
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