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littérateur

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lit⋅té⋅ra⋅teur

  [lit-er-uh-tur; Fr. lee-tey-ra-tœr]
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–noun, plural -teurs  [-turz; Fr. -tœr] .
a literary person, esp. a writer of literary works.
Also, lit⋅te⋅ra⋅teur.

Origin:
1800–10; < F; see literator
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lit·tér·a·teur also lit·ter·a·teur   (lĭt'ər-ə-tûr', lĭt'rə-)   
n.  One who is devoted to the study or writing of literature.

[French, from Latin litterātor, critic, lettered person, from littera, letter; see letter.]
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