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lit·er·a·tor
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ˈlɪt
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noun
littérateur.
Origin:
1625–35;
<
Latin
litterātor
an (inferior) grammarian, orig., one who teaches elementary grammar, equivalent to
litter
(
a
)
letter
+
-ātor
-ator
;
see
literate
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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literator
(ˈlɪtəˌreɪtə)
—
n
another word for
littérateur
[C18: from Latin, from
littera
letter]
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