Definition

A person who studies the rules and principles that govern the structure of sentences in a language.

Example

The syntactician analyzed the complex sentence to understand its grammatical structure.

Conversation

Have you ever met a syntactician?

No, I haven't. What do they do?

They specialize in the rules of sentence structure and grammar.

That sounds interesting! I’d love to learn more about that field.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Syntactician → It is formed from "syn-" (meaning together) and "taxis" (from Greek, meaning arrangement) and the suffix "-ian" (meaning relating to or one who). The word refers to a person who studies the arrangement of words and phrases in a language.

Memory Tip

Think of someone who studies how words are 'arranged together' — 'syn-' means together, 'taxis' means arrangement, and '-ian' indicates a person.

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