purist

English Thesaurus

1. someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bookworm, pedant, scholastic,
definition	:	a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit (noun.person)

derivation	:	purism,
definition	:	scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	purism,
definition	:	scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) (noun.communication)