Pedant

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[n] a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

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Synonyms

bookworm, scholastic

Related Terms

anal character, Babbitt, bluestocking, bourgeois, burgher, compulsive character, conformer, conformist, conventionalist, euphuist, fine writer, formalist, Gongorist, Marinist, methodologist, Middle American, middle-class type, model child, organization ma