prescriptivist

Meanings

Plural: prescriptivists

Noun

Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld.

Adj

Having a tendency to prescribe.

Origin / Etymology

From prescriptive + -ist.

Synonyms

prescriptionist, prescriptionistic, prescriptivistic

Antonyms

descriptionist, descriptionistic, descriptivist, descriptivistic

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