/ Dictionary / Index P pedant: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ped•ant Pronunciation: (ped'nt), [key] — n. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense. a schoolmaster. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pedant (Thesaurus) pedal steel guitar pedantic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language