grammaticaster en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From grammatic + -aster.
Meanings
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(derogatory) A pedantic, inferior grammarian.
Even Eliot who is too fine an artist to allow himself to be exploited by a blockhead grammaticaster turns recently toward 'one definite false note' in his quatrains,
1997, Michael Grant, T.S. Eliot, page 86:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grammaticasters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |