grammatist

English

Etymology

From French grammatiste, from the Medieval Latin grammatista, from the Ancient Greek γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs), from γράμμα (grámma, “letter”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: grăʹmətĭst, IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹæmətɪst/

Noun

grammatist (plural grammatists)

1. (historical) A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.
   • 1907 (Mar.), L. F. Anderson, "A Study of the Prototypes of the Modern Non-professional School among the Greeksand the Romans", The Pedagogical Seminary, 14(1): 1-38.

     The grammatist, apparently, taught literature in so far as it was read while the citharist taught the poetry which was usually sung.

   • 1909, Lewis Flint Anderson, History of Common School Education, page 12:

     The Athenian child's school education began with the study of letters under the grammatist.

2. A grammarian.

Derived terms

• grammatistical

Related terms

• grammar
• grammarian

Translations

(historical) teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece