archaist
nounmasculine/femininetécnico/ɐɾkɐˈiʃtɐ/rare
ar·ca·is·ta
Definition
Person who advocates or practices the use of archaic linguistic or stylistic forms.
The writer was considered an archaist for using 16th-century vocabulary.
Some grammarians are accused of being archaists.
Common collocations
linguistic archaistliterary archaist
Etymology
Do latim 'arca' (arca, cofre) + sufixo '-ista'.