literator

[ lit-uh-rey-ter ]

noun

1. littérateur.

literator

/ ˈlɪtəˌreɪtə /

noun

1. See littérateur
   another word for littérateur

Word History and Origins

Origin of literator¹

1625–35; < Latin litterātor an (inferior) grammarian, originally, one who teaches elementary grammar, equivalent to litter ( a ) letter ¹ + -ātor -ator; literate

Word History and Origins

Origin of literator¹

C18: from Latin, from littera letter

Example Sentences

The school of the literatus was much better than that of the literator, but it reached only a limited number of the Roman youth.

From Project Gutenberg

He describes the lecture of a rhetor, quispiam lingu Latin literator, on a passage in the seventh neid.

From Project Gutenberg