Pedant

[Ped·ant]

A pedant is an annoying person who is focused on minor details and book knowledge rather than ordinary common sense. In war, it can be dangerous to have a pedant as commander––he'll insist on textbook maneuvers instead of adapting to circumstances on the ground.

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A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.

Noun
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit


n.
A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.

n.
One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.


Pedant

Ped"ant , n. [F. p'82dant, It. pedante, fr. Gr. to instruct, from pai^s boy. See Pedagogue.] 1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Obs.] Dryden.
A pedant that keeps a school i'th' church.
2. One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge. Addison.
A scholar, yet surely no pedant, was he.

A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.

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