proscriptivist en · NOUN
Etymology
From proscriptive + -ist.
Meanings
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(rare) One who is characterized by proscribing; one who tends to proscribe.
Pushing on likely required repeated mobilizing of arguments to counter the views of the proscriptivist factions, those promoting a retreat from this prescriptive strategy and the application of a proscriptive ceremonial ideological strategy […]
2018, A. Martin Byers, The Real Mound Builders of North America, page 166:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| proscriptivists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |