grammarian

[ gruh-mair-ee-uhn ]

/ grəˈmɛər i ən /

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noun

a specialist or expert in grammar.

a person who claims to establish or is reputed to have established standards of usage in a language.

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Origin of grammarian

1350–1400; Middle English gramarien<Old French gramairien.See grammar, -ian

Words nearby grammarian

graminivorous, graminology, grammage, grammalogue, grammar, grammarian, grammar school, grammar-translation method, grammatical, grammatical gender, grammaticality

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How to use grammarian in a sentence

The grammarian Tyrannion supposedly had 30,000 of them; the physician Serenus Sammonicus is reputed to have had 60,000.
The Book That Changed the World|Jimmy So|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
What a nice grammarian a woman had need to be, who would live well with a husband inferior to her in understanding!
Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth
This long passage has a good many difficulties of detail, for the grammarian and the textual critic.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
A woman-grammarian, who corrects her husband for speaking false Latin, which is called breaking Priscian's head.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden

Pere Bouhours was a French grammarian, who had been justly accused of paying too scrupulous an attention to the minuti of letters.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Abraham is best known as a grammarian and Biblical commentator, particularly the latter, though his versatility is remarkable.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

British Dictionary definitions for grammarian

grammarian

/ (ɡrəˈmɛərɪən) /

noun

a person whose occupation is the study of grammar

the author of a grammar

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