grammatist

noun

gram·​ma·​tist

ˈgramətə̇st

plural -s

: a usually pedantic grammarian

grammatistical

¦gramə¦tistə̇kəl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin grammatista schoolmaster, from Greek grammatistēs, from grammatizein to teach reading and writing, from grammat-, gramma letter, piece of writing + -izein -ize

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