Grăm'ma-tīst, n.

n. [Fr. grammatiste, Lat. grammatista, Gr. γραμματιστής, schoolmaster, γραμματίζειν, to teach the letters, to be a scribe, γράμμα, letter, γραμματεύς, scribe, secretary. See supra.] A pretender to a knowledge of grammar; a grammaticaster. [Rare.] H. Tooke.