слове́сник

rare #56754

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
language and literature teacher, Russian teachereducation
Наш слове́сник зада́л сочине́ние.
Our language and literature teacher assigned an essay.
Colloquial, common in school contexts; in a Russian school the teacher of Russian and literature.
2.
philologist, student of philology, linguist
Он слове́сник по образова́нию.
He is a philologist by training.
3.
(rare) man of letters, writer, author
Э́тот слове́сник изве́стен свои́ми расска́зами.
This man of letters is known for his short stories.
Dated.

Examples

Она работает словесником уже двадцать лет.
She has been working as a language and literature teacher for twenty years.
Словесник объяснил ученикам новое правило грамматики.
The language and literature teacher explained the new grammar rule to the students.
Мой отец словесник и преподает в школе.
My father is a language and literature teacher and teaches at a school.

словеса́words
nounneuter
слове́сникlanguage and literature teacher; philologist; man of letters
nounmasculine
словесны́йverbal; word-; philological
adjective
слове́сностьliterature
nounfeminine