n.
Pronunciation: ' pyu ̇ r-ist
Function: noun
Date: circa 1706
: a person who adheres strictly and often excessively to a tradition especially : one preoccupied with the purity of a language and its protection from the use of foreign or altered forms
– pu · ris · tic \ pyu ̇ - ' ris-tik \ adjective
– pu · ris · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb