grammarian

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɡɹəˈmɛəɹɪən/

Definition of grammarian

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
    “Huddleston and Pullum are well-known grammarians of the 21st century.”
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noun

  1. A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
    “Huddleston and Pullum are well-known grammarians of the 21st century.”
  2. (broadly)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.”

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gramarien, from Middle French gramarien, gramairien. Displaced native Old English stæfcræftiga.

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