Definitions

1. noun

A person who studies or is concerned with the structure and organization of language, especially in relation to syntax.

“The linguist was a renowned syntaxist who spent her career analyzing the intricacies of grammatical construction.”

2. noun

A person who is concerned with or obsessed with the rules of language, especially in relation to syntax.

“The syntaxist spent hours nitpicking the grammar of a simple sentence, much to the frustration of his friends.”