descriptivist

adj
/dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/UK

Etymology

From descriptive + -ist.

  1. derived from descriptivus
  2. suffixed as descriptivist — “descriptive + ist

Definitions

  1. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

  2. Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes…

    Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.

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