formalist

/หˆfษ”ษนmlฬฉหŒษชst/

IPA: /F AO1 R M AH0 L AH0 S T/

noun
  1. 1

    An overly formal person, especially one who adheres to current forms; a stickler

  2. 2

    An advocate of formalism

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to formalism; formalistic

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/formalist