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grammarian — student of or writer on (Latin) grammar; philologist, etymologist; in general use, learned man, late 14c., from O.Fr. gramairien (Mod.Fr. grammairien) grammarian, wise man, person who knows Latin; magician, agent noun from grammaire (see GRAMMAR… … Etymology dictionary
Grammarian — Gram*ma ri*an, n. [Cf. F. grammairien.] 1. One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist. [1913 Webster] Note: The term was used by the classic ancients as a term of honorable distinction for all who were considered… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grammarian — [grə mer′ē ən] n. [ME gramarian < MFr gramarien] a specialist or expert in grammar … English World dictionary
grammarian — UK [ɡrəˈmeərɪən] / US [ɡrəˈmerɪən] noun [countable] Word forms grammarian : singular grammarian plural grammarians an expert in the study of grammar … English dictionary
grammarian — [[t]grəme͟əriən[/t]] grammarians N COUNT A grammarian is someone who studies the grammar of a language and writes books about it or teaches it … English dictionary
grammarian — noun see grammar … New Collegiate Dictionary
grammarian — noun /ɡrəˈmɛərɪən/ a person who studies grammar … Wiktionary
grammarian — Synonyms and related words: dialectician, etymologer, etymologist, glossarist, glossographer, grammaticaster, grammatist, lexicographer, lexicologist, linguist, linguistic scholar, linguistic scientist, linguistician, orthoepist, paleographer,… … Moby Thesaurus
grammarian — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. linguist, philologist, grammatist, rhetorician; see linguist 1 … English dictionary for students
grammarian — gram|mar|i|an [grəˈmeəriən US ˈmer ] n someone who studies and knows about grammar … Dictionary of contemporary English
