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pedant

noun

/ˈpɛdənt/

Meaning

A person who is excessively concerned with minor details or rules, often in a showy way.

The professor was criticized as a pedant who focused too much on trivial details.

scholar, bookworm, nitpicker, purist, doctrinaire

layman, ignoramus, amateur

grammar pedant, academic pedant, pedant style, pedant attitude

An official book listing medicinal drugs, their effects, and directions for use.

a bowl and grinding tool used to crush and grind spices, herbs, and other substances

a deep crack in a glacier or the earth’s surface

a person who is nominated for an office, award, or honor

The ability of computer systems or software to exchange and make use of information.

a duty or commitment