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grammarians

grammarians is the plural of grammarian.

Meaning of grammarian

Noun

grammarian (plural grammarians)

  1. A person who studies grammar, either scientifically or (traditionally) unscientifically.
    • Huddleston and Pullum are well-known grammarians of the 21st century.
  2. (broadly) A person who pedantically critiques the grammar of others' speech or writing, especially when unscientifically and misguidedly.
    • They spent hours disabusing the misinformed rants of various armchair grammarians.

Questions about grammarians

What is grammarians the plural of?
Grammarians is the plural of grammarian.

Words near grammarians in the dictionary

  1. grammarian
  2. grammarianess
  3. grammarianesses
  4. grammarianism
  5. grammarianisms
  6. grammarians
  7. grammaring
  8. grammarise
  9. grammarised
  10. grammarises
  11. grammarising

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