Phrase guide

grammar checker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

A software application, like a spell checker, that attempts to verify the grammar in a document.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • I ran the grammar checker on my novel, but the strange names confused it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From grammar + checker.