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View synonyms for littérateur
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, lee-tey-, r, a, -, tœr].
- a literary person, especially a writer of literary works.
littérateur
/ ˌlɪtərəˈtɜː; literatœr /
noun
- an author, esp a professional writer
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Word History and Origins
Origin of littérateur1
From French, dating back to 1800–10; literator
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Word History and Origins
Origin of littérateur1
C19: from French from Latin litterātor a grammarian
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Example Sentences
It was presided over by the gentlest and most courteous littérateur of the South.
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Witty, brilliant, and many-sided, he seemed pre-eminently fitted by nature for a press writer and littérateur.
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His conventions are those not merely of the littérateur, but of the extremely conventional littérateur.
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An outgrowth of his treble position as banker, economic writer, and general littérateur, was his charming book 'Lombard Street.'
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He was a distinguished littérateur and critic, as well as a stunning giant of a man.
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