Main Entry: ped·ant

Pronunciation: \ˈpe-d^ənt\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Italian pedante

Date: 1588

1 obsolete : a male schoolteacher
2 a : one who makes a show of knowledge b : one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge c : a formalist or precisionist in teaching