pedant

(Engels)

Noun

1. A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
2. A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.
3. (archaic) A teacher or schoolmaster.

Adj

Pedantic.

Verb

To be or act as a pedant.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɛdənt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Italiaans: pedagogo

Verwante met Frans: pédant

In summary

From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.

Sinonieme

scholastic

bookworm

formalist

doctrinaire

quibbler

prig

such a man

methodologist

verbalist

wiseacre

wise guy

know-all

worthless scholar

caviller

precisian

square-toes

fastidious person

logomach

know-it-all

miser

nitpicker

pedagogue

Vertalings

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σχολαστικός

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bilgiç

schoolmeester

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Pedantin

Kleingeist

Erbsenzählerin

επιδεικτικός

Erbsenzähler