logomachist

• Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que participa de disputas sobre palavras, muitas vezes de forma pedante ou briguenta.

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

1. A person who argues about wordsC2formal

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

   Pessoa que discute sobre palavras

   • 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.

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