1. a person who is learned in literature; a literary scholar
Usage: formal
2. a person who can read and write; a literate person
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The university hired a renowned literator to head the English department.
• As a respected literator, she published numerous essays on Victorian poetry.
• The conference brought together literators from around the world.
• In ancient Rome, a literator was simply someone who could read and write.
• The village’s only literator taught the children basic reading skills.
• Modern literators continue to debate the meaning of the text.