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.

Words related to littérateur

doctor, professor, intellectual, academic, critic, scientist, philosopher, student, teacher, gnome, sage, tool, learner, egghead, bookworm, savant, brain, pupil, augur, grind

Words nearby littérateur

littoral, littoral warfare, littoria, littre's hernia, littré, littérateur, litu, liturgical, liturgical drama, liturgical latin, liturgics

Origin of littérateur

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

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Examples from the Web for litterateur

A composer, pianist, and litterateur, who is still living in Poland.
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The litterateur in Wagners estimation had no fixed purpose, no ideal.
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He was a well-known French litterateur, and director of the library of the Arsenal.
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The following observation by an eminent eye specialist and litterateur illustrates the opening paragraph of this chapter.
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And it would be thus the architect, not the litterateur, that would be permanently remembered.
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British Dictionary definitions for litterateur

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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