One who is devoted to the study or writing of literature.
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A literary man; man of letters.
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Alternative spelling of litterateur.
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Origin of litterateur
French from Latin litterātorcritic, lettered personfromlitteraletterletter
From
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Litterateur Sentence Examples
(From Panceri.) prepared himself for the main duties of his life - those of a political litterateur.
CATHERINA ROMANOVNA VORONTSOV, DASHKOV Princess (1744-1810), Russian litterateur, was the third daughter of Count Roman Vorontsov, a member of the Russian senate, distinguished for his intellectual gifts.
Of a less severe type were Cherbuliez, the novelist; TSpffer, who spread a taste for pedestrianism among Swiss youth; Duchosal, the poet; Marc Monnier, the litterateur; not to mention the names of any persons still living, or of politicians of any date.
Again, origins attract the litterateur; he revels in describing the transition from the pre-religious to the religious era.
Helvetius, Claude Adrien (1715-1771), French philosopher and litterateur, was born in Paris in January 1715.