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archaist

nounmasculine/femininetechnicalrare/ɐɾkɐˈiʃtɐ/ar·ca·is·ta

Definition

1

Person who advocates or practices the use of archaic linguistic or stylistic forms.

Usage examples

The writer was considered an archaist for using 16th-century vocabulary.
Some grammarians are accused of being archaists.

Common combinations

linguistic archaistliterary archaist