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grəˈmɛər i əngram·mar·i·an

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. grammarian, syntacticiannoun

    a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax

Wiktionary

  1. grammariannoun

    a person who studies grammar

  2. Etymology: grammar + -ian

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Grammariannoun

    One who teaches grammar; a philologer.

    Etymology: grammairien, French, from grammar.

    Many disputes the ambiguous nature of letters hath created among the grammarians. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

    They who have called him the torture of grammarians, might also have called him the plague of translators. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Grammariannoun

    one versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist

  2. Grammariannoun

    one who writes on, or teaches, grammar

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. grammairien.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grammarian in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grammarian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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