English

Noun

prescriptivist ‎(plural prescriptivists)

1. Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld.

Adjective

prescriptivist ‎(comparative more prescriptivist, superlative most prescriptivist)

1. Having a tendency to prescribe.

Antonyms

• descriptivist

Related terms

• prescribe
• prescriptivism