grammarian

Meanings

Plural: grammarians

Noun

• a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax
• A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
• A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly.

Synonyms

grammatician, grammaticist, syntactician

Related Words

descriptivist, grammarization, grammarizing, grammatical, grammaticality, grammaticalization, grammaticity, grammaticization, grammatization, linguist, prescriptivist, ungrammatical