Associations to the word «Pedant»

Wiktionary

PEDANT, noun. (archaic) A teacher or schoolmaster.
PEDANT, noun. A person who emphasizes his/her knowledge through the use of vocabulary.
PEDANT, noun. (slang) A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

Dictionary definition

PEDANT, noun. A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit.

Wise words

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