Prescriptivist Definition
noun
Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld.
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adjective
Having a tendency to prescribe.
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Other Word Forms of Prescriptivist
Noun
Singular:
prescriptivist
Plural:
prescriptivistsOrigin of Prescriptivist
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prescriptive + -ist
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