Etymology

usagist

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Today it means: One who defines a language by usage rather than theory. Full definition →

English usage ← Middle English usage ← Anglo-Norman usage
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  1. Anglo-Normanusage
  2. Middle Englishusage
  3. Englishusage
  4. English todayusagist

From usage + -ist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.