purist
An advocate of purismAn advocate of purism.
» I'm a purist.
Ich bin Purist. — al_ex_an_der
Ich bin ein Purist. — al_ex_an_der
Я пурист. — marafon
Я пурист. — deniko
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1 sensesAn advocate of purism.
Purist, Puristin
пури́стpuríst, пури́сткаpurístka
- someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
Examples
9 sentencesI'm a purist.
Я пурист. — deniko
ruЯ пурист. — marafon
deIch bin Purist. — al_ex_an_der
Tom is a radical linguistic purist.
deTom ist ein radikaler Sprachpurist. — Adelpa
Some language purists see emojis as a crutch.
Purists must die. Language is not to be kept in the cage of tradition.
Пуристи мусять вмерти. Мову не можна тримати у клітці традицій. — deniko
ruПуристы должны умереть. Язык не следует держать в клетке традиции. — Ooneykcall
deDie Puristen müssen sterben. Die Sprache sollte nicht im Käfig der Tradition gehalten werden. — BraveSentry
He's a language purist.
deEr ist ein Sprachpurist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French puriste. By surface analysis, pur(e) + -ist.Borrowed from French puriste. By surface analysis, pur(e) + -ist.
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