Grammarian
(noun)
- A person who is an expert in the study of grammar.
- A person who is skilled in the study of the rules and principles of a language or language in general.
Origin:
Late middle english: via latin from greek grammatikos "versed in grammar", from grammatikē (tekhnē) "(art) of letters", from gramma "letter".
Examples:
- He was a renowned grammarian and a professor of linguistics.
- The grammarian was able to explain the most complex grammar rules in a simple way.
- The grammarian was correcting the manuscript for grammatical errors.
- He was a grammarian, his expertise was in the Latin language.
- The grammarian was explaining the difference between a gerund and a participle.