A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
Used in a Sentence
grammarian
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for grammarian.
Editorial note
My German teachers were hardly consistent in their methods (some were very classicist-latin-grammarian types), but none of them used the direct method.
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Quick take
A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of grammarian gathered in one view.
(loosely) A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for grammarian.
noun
A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
noun
(loosely) A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly.
Example sentences
My German teachers were hardly consistent in their methods (some were very classicist-latin-grammarian types), but none of them used the direct method.
Then perhaps you can reassess whether I addressed the content of the article beyond grammarian finger pointing.
As a prescribed grammarian, born and raised in the northeast US, I was definitely surprised to see Canadian and ebonics.
Chomsky even credits his famous notation to a Sanskrit grammarian, Panini.
Close to a trillion dollars of net corporate value, and they can't afford a decent grammarian when they write an open letter to the President?!
The Underground Grammarian has a rant about legal language.
I want to laugh, but the grammarian in me is cringing too much.
I imagine something like a booming Voice of God for pg, annoyed grammarian for tptacek, maybe an old Mac-style gibbering lunatic for losethos, etc.
I'm no grammarian, but I believe I do relatively well and I don't think anyone would dispute my advice on learning to write well.
It seems (intuitively, and as a grammarian you should be innately used to discarding your intuition since it's often going to be irrelevant) if the gender of the person is known, it should take the correct gender of personal pronouns.
I am no grammarian, but I feel like em-dashes are an easy way to tie together two different concepts without rewriting the entire sentence to flow more elegantly.
I'm not a strict grammarian (I had to look that reference up to double-check before posting), and my feel for grammar is intuitive rather than learned from verb tables.
Quote examples
The grammarian in me would change the statement at the bottom to "vinepeek is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by VineLabs, Inc"
Do you need to "distort reality" to be a good grammarian now?
> Having said all that the Underground Grammarian makes a good point in "Trifles"...
There's a common misuse (unless it has become so common that it's just another definition, if you're a descriptivist grammarian) to use it to mean "small, negligible", but I'm using it in the real business/accounting sense.
Proper noun examples
There are some problems with The Underground Grammarian, but it's entertaining if you're in the right mood.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use grammarian in a sentence?
My German teachers were hardly consistent in their methods (some were very classicist-latin-grammarian types), but none of them used the direct method.
What does grammarian mean?
A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
What part of speech is grammarian?
grammarian is commonly used as noun.