logomachist

A noun referring to a person who engages in disputes over words, often pedantically or argumentatively.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который участвует в спорах о словах, часто педантично или сварливо.esSustantivo que designa a una persona que participa en disputas sobre palabras, a menudo de manera pedante o quisquillosa.frNom désignant une personne qui se livre à des disputes sur les mots, souvent de manière pédante ou querelleuse.deSubstantiv für eine Person, die Wortstreitigkeiten führt oder pedantisch über Wörter und deren Bedeutung streitet.ptSubstantivo que designa uma pessoa que participa de disputas sobre palavras, muitas vezes de forma pedante ou briguenta.zh名词，指参与关于词语或措辞争论的人，常表现为迂腐或好争辩。arاسم يشير إلى الشخص الذي يخوض في المنازعات والجدال حول الألفاظ والكلمات، وغالباً ما يكون متزمتاً أو مشاكساً في نقاشاته اللغوية.

1. A person who argues about words C2 formal

   Someone who engages in disputes over the meaning, use, or interpretation of words, often pedantically.

   • The debate turned into a farce when a logomachist interrupted to challenge every term used.
   • He was known as a logomachist, always picking fights over definitions.
   • Only a logomachist would spend an hour arguing about the difference between 'fewer' and 'less'.
   • The professor, a notorious logomachist, derailed the lecture with semantic quibbling.

   ruЧеловек, который спорит о словахesLogomaquistafrPersonne qui dispute sur les motsdeWortstreiterptPessoa que discute sobre palavraszh争论词义的人arالمُجادِل في الألفاظ

   Synonymes: cavilerhairsplitterpedantquibbler

• logomachists plural form
• logomachists' possessive plural form
• logomachist's possessive singular form