pur‧ist /ˈpjʊərəst, ˈpjʊərɪst $ ˈpjʊr-/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun:
purification,
purist,
purity ≠
impurity,
purifier;
verb:
purify;
adverb:
purely;
adjective:
pure ≠
impure]
someone who believes that something should be done in the correct or traditional way, especially in the areas of art, sport, music, and language:
The purists won’t like it, but opera on TV certainly brings in the audiences. Architects with purist views were suspicious of his work. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲