littérateur

or lit·te·ra·teur

[ lit-er-uh-tur; French lee-tey-ra-tœr ]

noun

, plural lit·té·ra·teurs [lit-er-, uh, -, turz, lee-tey-, r, a, -, tœr].

1. a literary person, especially a writer of literary works.

littérateur

/ literatœr; ˌlɪtərəˈtɜː /

noun

1. an author, esp a professional writer

Word History and Origins

Origin of littérateur¹

From French, dating back to 1800–10; literator

Word History and Origins

Origin of littérateur¹

C19: from French from Latin litterātor a grammarian

Example Sentences

It was presided over by the gentlest and most courteous littérateur of the South.

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Witty, brilliant, and many-sided, he seemed pre-eminently fitted by nature for a press writer and littérateur.

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His conventions are those not merely of the littérateur, but of the extremely conventional littérateur.

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An outgrowth of his treble position as banker, economic writer, and general littérateur, was his charming book 'Lombard Street.'

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He was a distinguished littérateur and critic, as well as a stunning giant of a man.

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