"usagist" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1995 November 6, William Safire, “ON LANGUAGE; 'To' vs. 'With'”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "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?\"",
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          "ref": "2006 March 11, William Safire, “Language: Nifty gifties: Books full of words - Opinion - International Herald Tribune”, in The New York Times:",
          "text": "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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        "(linguistics, rare) One who defines a language by usage rather than theory."
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