A pedant is an annoying person who is focused on minor details and book knowledge rather than ordinary common sense. In war, it can be dangerous to have a pedant as commander––he'll insist on textbook maneuvers instead of adapting to circumstances on the ground.
A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.
Noun
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
n.
A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.
n.
One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain
display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.
Pedant
A pedant that keeps a school i'th' church.2.
A scholar, yet surely no pedant, was he.
A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.
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