'Grammarian' definitions:
Definition of 'grammarian'
From: WordNet
noun
A linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax [syn: grammarian, syntactician]
Definition of 'Grammarian'
From: GCIDE
- Grammarian \Gram*ma"ri*an\, n. [Cf. F. grammairien.]
- 1. One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist. [1913 Webster]
- Note: "The term was used by the classic ancients as a term of honorable distinction for all who were considered learned in any art or faculty whatever." --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who writes on, or teaches, grammar. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'grammarian'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- dialectician,
- etymologer,
- etymologist,
- glossarist,
- glossographer,
- grammaticaster,
- grammatist,
- lexicographer,
- lexicologist,
- linguist,
- linguistic scholar,
- linguistic scientist,
- linguistician,
- orthoepist,
- paleographer,
- philologaster,
- philologer,
- philologian,
- philologist,
- phonemicist,
- phonetician,
- phoneticist,
- phonologist,
- semanticist,
- semasiologist