Meaning of usagist | Babel Free

Definitions

One who defines a language by usage rather than theory.

rare

Examples

“The most Talmudic usagists say compare to seeks to show similarity between unlike things: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" or "Can the human brain be compared to a computer?"”

“To hell with the Bard, replied the 19-year-old common usagist; gild the lily is what people say, as I was being frog-marched out of the city room.”

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