pedant

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

Pedant

pedante

pédant

pedante

pedante

σχολαστικός

bilgiç

schoolmeester

pedant

Pedantin

Kleingeist

Erbsenzählerin

επιδεικτικός

Erbsenzähler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛdənt/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: pedagogo

Cognate with French: 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.