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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pre•scrip•tiv•ist n.

Linguisticsa writer, teacher, or supporter of prescriptive grammar.

adj.

Oceanography, Linguisticsof, pertaining to, or based on prescriptive grammar.

prescriptive + -ist 1950–55

pre•scrip′tiv•ism, n.

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