prescriptivist

== English == === Etymology === From prescriptive + -ist. === Pronunciation === === Noun === prescriptivist (plural prescriptivists) (linguistics) Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld. ==== Synonyms ==== prescriptionist ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== grammarian === Adjective === prescriptivist (comparative more prescriptivist, superlative most prescriptivist) Having a tendency to prescribe. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====