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littérateur

American  
[lit-er-uh-tur, lee-tey-ra-tœr] / ˌlɪt ər əˈtɜr, li teɪ raˈtœr /
Or litterateur

noun

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


littérateur British  
/ ˌlɪtərəˈtɜː, literatœr /

noun

  1. an author, esp a professional writer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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noun

Etymology

Origin of littérateur

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

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Among the least camera-shy in the chalet colony was Old Litterateur Noel Coward, 62, who obligingly posed for a seraphic portrait before a pair of huge gilt wings that perch above his fireplace.

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Sometimes it is as intricate as the aesthetic theory that Litterateur D.B.

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Author Buchholtz is comparatively unknown in the U. S., but not so is his translator, Swedish Litterateur Edwin Bjorkman.

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And people who liked the Follies of 1922 may think it odd that Shimmy-Dancer Gray would appear in a story by Litterateur Bennett.

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"The world has been through a period of hysterical excitements and stark realism," announced Musicomedy Dancer Ray Bolger, as quoted by rococo Litterateur Lucius Beebe.

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