pedant
To be or act as a pedantTo be or act as a pedant.
» The geometry teacher was a pedant.
Учитель геометрии был педантом. — odexed
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1 senses(humorous, rare)To be or act as a pedant.
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
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
pedants, pedanting, pedanted, pedantedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.