littérateur

Or lit·te·ra·teur

[lit-er-uh-tur, lee-tey-ra-tœr]

noun

plural

littérateurs 

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

littérateur

/ ˌlɪtərəˈtɜː, literatœr /

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

Related Words

• academic 
• doctor 
• intellectual 
• philosopher 
• professor 
• scientist 
• student 
• teacher