grammarian
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grammarian
- /ɡɹəˈmɛəɹɪən/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English gramarien, from Middle French gramarien, gramairien. Displaced native Old English stæfcræftiga.
noun grammarians
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A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
Huddleston and Pullum are well-known grammarians of the 21st century.
Similar: grammatician, grammaticist
- 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.
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noun person who studies grammar
| Español | gramático |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 문법가 munbeopga |
| 日本語 | 文法家 bunpōka, 文法学者 bunpōgakusha |
| 中文 | 語法學家 /语法学家 yǔfǎ xuéjiā |
| हिन्दी | शाब्दिक śābdik, वैयाकरणिक vaiyākarṇik |
| Kiswahili | mwanasarufi |
| Português | gramático |
| Français | grammairien, grammairienne |
| Deutsch | Grammatiker |
| Italiano | grammatico |
| Ελληνικά | γραμματικός grammatikós |
| Русский | граммати́ст grammatíst, граммати́стка grammatístka, грамма́тик grammátik |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà ngữ pháp học |
| العربية | نَحْوِيّ naḥwiyy |
Talk about this word "grammarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grammarian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grammarian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grammarian "grammarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grammarian.Cite this
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title = {grammarian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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