Dictionary entry

Grammarian

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Gram‐ma″ri‐an (?), n. [Cf. F. grammairien.] 1. One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist.

☞ “The term was used by the classic ancients as a term of honorable distinction for all who were considered learned in any art or faculty whatever.” Brande & C.

2. One who writes on, or teaches, grammar.