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A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules
“The intrusive comma changes the sense, and gives the dedicated pedant a linguistic heart attack.”
A person who is excessively concerned with displaying academic learning
“Publishing online without proofreading is probably not the greatest of sins, but for a grammar pedant such as I, it's pretty transgressive nonetheless.”
A self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if they are superior to others
A person who criticizes, especially habitually
One whose occupation is to teach the young
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