as in teachers
disapproving
a person who annoys other people by correcting small errors and giving too much attention to minor details
They found the professor to be a dull pedant more concerned with the intricacies of punctuation than the craft of writing.
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Recent Examples of pedants
As botanists and pedants will tell you, figs are technically a flower, not a fruit.
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Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedants
Noun
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Her teachers and counselor encouraged her to pursue higher education despite her parents’ stance.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Its most passionate and informed teachers, current and former players say, usually aren’t assistant coaches in an NFL building but players.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Academy of Private Life was holding an open house, and Kopylova and her fellow-instructors were here to explain how these busy Moscow women might find happiness in their personal lives.—
Julia Ioffe,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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Choose annual or monthly plan World-class instructors.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Pedants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedants. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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