What is the meaning of pedant?

noun

  • A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit.
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
12
 
|15 years ago|887 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). pedant. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pedant/definitions/1231405
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "pedant" http://smartdefine.org/pedant/definitions/1231405 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, pedant, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/pedant/definitions/1231405>.
MLAWordNet. "pedant" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/pedant/definitions/1231405>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)