PEDANT


Meaning of PEDANT in English

(~s)

If you say that someone is a ~, you mean that they are too concerned with unimportant details or traditional rules, especially in connection with academic subjects.

I am no ~ and avoid being dogmatic concerning English grammar and expression.

N-COUNT disapproval

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .