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pedants

noun

Meaning

  1. A teacher or schoolmaster.
  2. A person who emphasizes their knowledge through strict adherence to rules of vocabulary and grammar.
  3. A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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