1. One
who teaches the letters or
elements of knowledge; a petty schoolmaster.
2. A
face devoted to the
learn of literary trifles, especially. Trifles belonging to the
literature of a former age. "That
class of subjects which are interesting to the
regular literator or black-letter " bibliomane," simply because they have
once been interesting." (De Quincey)
3. A learned face; a literatus.
Origin: L. Litterator, literator. See Letter.
Source: Websters Vocabulary