/mas"euh reet'/ , n.
1. one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
2. a person who is versed in the Masorah.
Also, Massorete, Masorite /mas"euh ruyt'/ .
[ 1580-90; earlier mas ( s ) oreth masoreth, with ending conformed to -ete ( -etes; see EXEGETE) or -ITE 1 ]