'Purist' definitions:
Definition of 'purist'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
Definition of 'Purist'
From: GCIDE
- Purist \Pur"ist\, n. [Cf. F. puriste.]
- 1. One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language. [1913 Webster]
- He [Fox] . . . purified vocabulary with a scrupulosity unknown to any purist. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who maintains that the New Testament was written in pure Greek. --M. Stuart. [1913 Webster] Puristic
Synonyms of 'purist'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ass,
- bigot,
- bitter-ender,
- bluestocking,
- bullethead,
- classicist,
- conservative,
- die-hard,
- diehard,
- dogmatist,
- donkey,
- fanatic,
- formalist,
- hardnose,
- intransigeant,
- intransigent,
- last-ditcher,
- maverick,
- mule,
- pedant,
- perverse fool,
- Pharisee,
- pighead,
- plain stylist,
- positivist,
- precieuse,
- precieux,
- precisian,
- precisionist,
- puritan,
- standpat,
- standpatter,
- stickler,
- stuffed shirt,
- traditionalist