/ Dictionary / Index P prescriptivist: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pre•scrip•tiv•ist Pronunciation: (pri-skrip'tu-vist), [key] — n. a writer, teacher, or supporter of prescriptive grammar. —adj. of, pertaining to, or based on prescriptive grammar. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. prescriptive grammar prescutum Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language