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literator [lit-uh-rey-ter] ExamplesWord Origin noun
Origin of literator 1625–35; Latin litterātor an (inferior) grammarian, orig., one who teaches elementary grammar, equivalent to litter(a) letter1 + -ātor -ator; see literate Examples from the Web for literator Historical Examples of literator
The school of the literatus was much better than that of the literator, but it reached only a limited number of the Roman youth.
Levi Seeley
British Dictionary definitions for literator literator noun
- another word for littérateur
Word Origin for literator C18: from Latin, from littera letter