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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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Nearby words

  1. littoral warfare,
  2. littoria,
  3. littre's hernia,
  4. littré,
  5. littré, maximilien paul émile,
  6. litu,
  7. liturgical,
  8. liturgical drama,
  9. liturgical latin,
  10. liturgics

Origin of littérateur

From French, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at literator
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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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Word Origin and History for litterateur

litterateur

n.

"a literary man," 1806, from French littérateur, from Latin litterator "a grammarian, philologist," from littera "letter" (see letter (n.1)). Sometimes Englished as literator (1630s, often with a deprecatory sense). Fem. form is littératrice.

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