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pedant

UK
/ˈpɛd.ənt/
US
/ˈpɛd.ənt/

Translations

pedantnoun
pedants
pl
UK
/ˈpɛd.ənt/
US
/ˈpɛd.ənt/
The meeting was delayed because the pedant in the group insisted on discussing every minute detail of the proposal.
La réunion a été retardée parce que le pédant du groupe a insisté pour discuter de chaque détail minuscule de la proposition.
Additional translations
précepteurSens historique, vieilli.
Synonyms
nitpicker
stickler
perfectionist
dogmatist
formalists

Definitions

pedantnoun
A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
The meeting was delayed because the pedant in the group insisted on discussing every minute detail of the proposal.
(historical, obsolete) A schoolteacher or tutor, especially one regarded as strict or pedantic.
The young boy's parents hired a pedant to teach him Greek and rhetoric.
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