grammatist means A teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
grammatist is pronounced /ˈɡɹæmətɪst/.
Why “grammatist” is a great word
GRAMMATIST — [Noun] A teacher of prose literature and letters in ancient Greece, or more generally, a grammarian. From French grammatiste, from Medieval Latin grammatista, from Ancient Greek γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs, "one who teaches letters"), from γράμμα (grámma, "letter"). First attested in English in the 1580s. Unlike a grammarian, a general expert in linguistic structure, or a pedagogue, a broad term for any instructor, the grammatist was the specific, foundational figure who initiated the young into the tactile world of the written word. One hears the scratch of a stylus on wax, sees the patient tracing of letters on a clay shard, and smells the dust of worn papyrus—the humble, monumental labor of planting the seed from which all ordered thought would grow.
Etymology
From French grammatiste, from the Medieval Latin grammatista, from the Ancient Greek γραμματιστής (grammatistḗs), from γράμμα (grámma, “letter”).
noun
- 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.”
- A grammarian.