grammarian

C2 Topic:Language & Linguistics

US /ɡɹəˈmɛɹiən/ UK /ɡrəˈmeəriən/ See IPA manual

Freq #169912

Meanings

1

noun
a scholar or specialist who studies and describes grammar

The grammarian compared the syntax of several related languages.
2

noun
a person who is especially concerned with rules of grammar, sometimes pedantically

An amateur grammarian corrected every informal phrase in the conversation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a scholar or specialist who... grammar specialistsyntactician

2 noun · a person who is especially... puristusage critic

Word family

Forms grammarians

Derived forms neogrammarian

Related forms grammarlinguistsyntax philologist

Etymology

From Middle English gramarien, through Old French gramarien from Latin grammatica and Greek grammatikos ("of letters, grammatical").

Topics

Language & Linguistics Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary

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