grammarian
A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or unscientificallyA person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
» Caesar is not above grammarians.
И Цезарь не выше грамматиков.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
Huddleston and Pullum are well-known grammarians of the 21st century.
Grammatiker
граммати́стgrammatíst, граммати́сткаgrammatístka, грамма́тикgrammátik
a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax
(broadly)A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly.
They spent hours disabusing the misinformed rants of various armchair grammarians.
Examples
3 sentencesCaesar is not above grammarians.
ruИ Цезарь не выше грамматиков.
Don't go out that door unless you want to be torn to shreds by a pack of rabid grammarians.
I'd like to ask a grammarian, isn't it possible to think of 'be + participle' like you do V C and such?
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English gramarien, from Middle French gramarien, gramairien. DisplacInherited from Middle English gramarien, from Middle French gramarien, gramairien. Displaced native Old English stæfcræftiga.
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Forms
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax:syntactician