LITTERATEUR

essayist, litterateur

(noun) a writer of literary works

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

litterateur

A person engaged in various literary works: literary critic, essayist, writer.

Source: Wiktionary


Lit`te`ra`teur", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: One who occupies himself with literature; a literary man; a literatus. " Befriended by one kind-hearted littérateur after another." C. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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