puritan

puritan

noun

Definition of PURITAN

a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters <some of the town's puritans still maintain that sex education has no place in the schools>

Synonyms bluenose, moralist, Mrs. Grundy, nice nelly, puritan, wowser [chiefly Australian]

Related Words moralizer; goody-goody, Goody Two-shoes; fuddy-duddy, old maid, prig, spoilsport, stuffed shirt

Near Antonyms libertarian, libertine; misbehaver

Antonyms immoralist