prescriptivist
[ pri-skrip-tuh-vist ]
/ prɪˈskrɪp tə vɪst /
noun
a writer, teacher, or supporter of prescriptive grammar.
adjective
of, relating to, or based on prescriptive grammar.
Origin of prescriptivist
First recorded in 1950–55;
prescriptive +
-ist
OTHER WORDS FROM prescriptivist
pre·scrip·tiv·ism, nounWords nearby prescriptivist
prescriptible,
prescription,
prescriptive,
prescriptive grammar,
prescriptivism,
prescriptivist,
prescutum,
preseason,
preselect,
preselector,
presell
British Dictionary definitions for prescriptivism
prescriptivism
/ (prɪˈskrɪptɪˌvɪzəm) /
noun
ethics
the theory that moral utterances have no truth value but prescribe attitudes to others and express the conviction of the speaker
Compare descriptivism, emotivism