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gram⋅mar⋅i⋅an

[gruh-mair-ee-uhn]
–noun
1. a specialist or expert in grammar.
2. a person who claims to establish or is reputed to have established standards of usage in a language.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME gramarien < OF gramairien. See grammar, -ian
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gram·mar·ian   (grə-mâr'ē-ən)   
n.  A specialist in grammar.
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