Synonyms:
literate
Meaning: able to read and write
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
literate, literate_person
Meaning: a person who can read and write
Usage examples
"We are told by the Church apologists that during the Middle Ages the priests and monks kept up the torch of learning, that, being the only literate people, they brought back the study of the classics. Historically speaking, this is about the most impudent statement that one could imagine.