pedant
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Noun — A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.
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Etymology
From Middle French pedant, pedante, from Italian pedante (“a teacher, schoolmaster, pedant”), associated with unrelated Italian pedagogo (“teacher, pedagogue”). Compare French pédant.
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