noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian ~e Date: 1588 a male schoolteacher, 2. one who makes a show of knowledge, one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge, a formalist or precisionist in teaching
PEDANT
Meaning of PEDANT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012