prescriptivist
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
prescriptive + -ist
Noun [edit]
prescriptivist (plural prescriptivists)
- Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld.
Adjective [edit]
prescriptivist (comparative more prescriptivist, superlative most prescriptivist)
- Having a tendency to prescribe.
