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Pedants
noun
Word Frequency:
0.1
Definitions
1.
noun
A teacher or schoolmaster.
2.
noun
A person who emphasizes their knowledge through strict adherence to rules of vocabulary and grammar.
3.
noun
A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
Synonyms
scholastic
bookworm
grammarians
pedantry
logicians
classicists
wowsers
philistines
split infinitive
sophists
eggheads
dullards
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