grammarian
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To be completely candid, I found Simon’s intellectual posturing, rarefied vocabulary and grammarian cavils trying.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2019
When Eric Peterson gave his report as the official grammarian of this meeting, he spent most of his time pointing out words he liked: ephemeral, ruminate, affinity.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2019
And John McWhorter tells Kurt why he hates the book that every writer and nitpicky grammarian loves: The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White.
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2018
No, she was not a grammarian, she would answer.
From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2018
He took instruction from the native-born grammarian Lysanias.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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