pedant
A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially…A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
» The geometry teacher was a pedant.
Учитель геометрии был педантом. — odexed
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3 sensesA person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
Pedant, Pedantin
педа́нтpedánt, педа́нткаpedántka
(archaic)A teacher or schoolmaster.
Examples
6 sentencesThe geometry teacher was a pedant.
ruУчитель геометрии был педантом. — odexed
He is what is called a pedant.
deEr ist das, was man einen Pedanten nennt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Vanya is an even bigger pedant than I am.
ruВаня ещё больший педант, чем я. — marafon
He's a pedant.
ruОн педант. — marafon
deEr ist ein Pedant. — freddy1
I'm a pedant.
ruЯ педант. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedantFrom Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.
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Forms
plural: pedantsSynonyms
9 synonyms- a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit:bookwormscholastic
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
25 related wordsSee also
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