prescriptivist

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Noun

prescriptivist (plural prescriptivists)

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

Adjective

prescriptivist

1. Having a tendency to prescribe.

Synonyms

• prescriptionist

Antonyms

• descriptivist

Related terms

• prescribe
• prescriptivism
• prescriptivistic

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