prescriptivist (0 synonym found)

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Definition of prescriptivist:

(n) : (linguistics) 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.

Definition of prescriptivist:

(n) : (linguistics) 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.

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