prescriptivist

[ pri-skrip-tuh-vist ]

noun
  1. a writer, teacher, or supporter of prescriptive grammar.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or based on prescriptive grammar.

Origin of prescriptivist

1
First recorded in 1950–55; prescriptive + -ist

Other words from prescriptivist

  • pre·scrip·tiv·ism, noun

Words Nearby prescriptivist

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