A purist is a person who insists on following certain rules exactly to the letter. If you're a language purist, it upsets you to hear someone using bad grammar.
One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language.
Noun
someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
n.
One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the
choice of language.
n.
One who maintains that the New Testament was written in
pure Greek.
Purist
He [Fox] . . . purified vocabulary with a scrupulosity unknown to any purist.2.
One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language.
Usage Examples
My music appeals in America. There is less of the purist criticism I get here. And to be a hit in the U.S... what singer doesn't have that dream?
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