PEDANT


Meaning of PEDANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-d ə nt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Italian pedante

Date: 1588

1. obsolete : a male schoolteacher

2.

a. : one who makes a show of knowledge

b. : one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge

c. : a formalist or precisionist in teaching

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.