littérateur

or lit·te·ra·teur

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

/ ˌlɪt ər əˈtɜr; French li teɪ raˈtœr /

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noun, plural lit·té·ra·teurs

[lit-er-uh-turz; French lee-tey-ra-tœr]. /ˌlɪt ər əˈtɜrz; French li teɪ raˈtœr/.

a literary person, especially a writer of literary works.

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Origin of littérateur

From French, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at literator

Words nearby littérateur

Litt. D., litten, Litten's phenomenon, litter, litterae humaniores, littérateur, litteratim, litterbag, litterbug, litter lout, littermate

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How to use littérateur in a sentence

He is above all else a litterateur who is addressing an audience with a decided taste for good literature.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
No Judeo-German litterateur has ever been able to make more than a scanty living, and that only sporadically, out of his books.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
The following observation by an eminent eye specialist and litterateur illustrates the opening paragraph of this chapter.
The New Glutton or Epicure|Horace Fletcher
She was the widow of a celebrated litterateur and was herself well known as a brilliant but shallow writer.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I, No. V, May, 1862|Various

And it would be thus the architect, not the litterateur, that would be permanently remembered.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects|Hugh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for littérateur

littérateur

/ (ˌlɪtərəˈtɜː, French literatœr) /

noun

an author, esp a professional writer

Word Origin for littérateur

C19: from French from Latin litterātor a grammarian

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