Pedant

noun

/ˈpɛdənt/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA teacher or schoolmaster.

2.nounA person who emphasizes their knowledge through strict adherence to rules of vocabulary and grammar.

3.nounA person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

4.adjectivePedantic.

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