grammarian
/ɡrəˈmeəriən/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡrəˈmeriən/ (ame, ipa) · /grəˈmerēən -ma(a)r-, -mār-/ (ame, mw)
grammarian — noun
- grammariansingular
- grammariansplural
1. an academic expert who researches how a language's grammar works and often write
an academic expert who researches how a language's grammar works and often writes textbooks or scholarly articles teaching its rules.
Naoko consulted a famous grammarian before publishing her textbook on English tenses.
collocation: consult a grammarian
The grammarian explained why English plurals can be so difficult for new learners.
Medieval grammarians at the monastery copied Latin rules onto parchment by candlelight.
Strict grammarians still argue that you should never split an infinitive.
As a grammarian of classical Arabic, Mert spent years studying old poetry and prayers.
- linguist
broader — studies all aspects of language, not only grammar
- philologist
historical literary-language scholar; overlaps but emphasises old texts
- grammar expert
plainer everyday phrasing for the same idea
文法句型
a grammarian of [language]
[noun] grammarian
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person with formal academic training; in casual speech, 'language teacher' or 'linguist' is far more common.