grammar checker

noun

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

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

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Meanings

noungrammar checker (plural grammar checkers)

plural grammar checkers

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

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

Origin

From grammar + checker.

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APA

grammar checker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grammar%20checker

MLA

“grammar checker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grammar%20checker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grammar checker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grammar%20checker.

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