English Explanatory Dictionary

grammarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
  2. A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly.

Pronunciation

grə-mârʹē-ən /ɡɹəˈmɛəɹɪən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-grammarian.wav

Word forms

grammarian grammarians

Etymology

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

Synonyms

grammatician grammaticist

Related words

grammarization grammarizing grammatical grammaticality grammaticalization grammaticity grammaticization grammatization ungrammatical descriptivist linguist prescriptivist

Derived words

Neogrammarian
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