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
Example sentences from the Web for prescriptivist
Prescriptivist grammarians will have a boisterous time reading Taipei.