bookworm vs pedant

bookworm and pedant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bookworm	Yes	No	No	No
pedant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bookworm and pedant are synonyms defined as:

bookworm and pedant: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

Other synonyms of bookworm include scholastic.

bookworm (noun)	pedant (noun)
someone who spends a great deal of time reading	a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit