littérateur

or lit·te·ra·teur

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

noun,plural lit·té·ra·teurs [lit-er-uh-turz; French lee-tey-ra-tœr]. /ˌlɪt ər əˈtɜrz; French li teɪ raˈtœr/.
  1. a literary person, especially a writer of literary works.

Origin of littérateur

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

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littérateur

/ (ˌlɪtərəˈtɜː, French literatœr) /


noun
  1. an author, esp a professional writer

Origin of littérateur

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C19: from French from Latin litterātor a grammarian

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