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littérateur

or lit·te·ra·teur

[ lit-er-uh-tur; French lee-tey-ra-tœr ]

/ ˌlɪt ər əˈtɜr; French li teɪ raˈtœr /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR littérateur ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural lit·té·ra·teurs [lit-er-uh-turz; French lee-tey-ra-tœr] /ˌlɪt ər əˈtɜrz; French li teɪ raˈtœr/.

a literary person, especially a writer of literary works.

Origin of littérateur

From French, dating back to 1800–10; see origin at literator

Words nearby littérateur

littoral, littoral warfare, littoria, littre's hernia, littré, littérateur, litu, liturgical, liturgical drama, liturgical latin, liturgics

Example sentences from the Web for litterateur

A composer, pianist, and litterateur, who is still living in Poland.

Frederic Chopin, v. 1 (of 2) |Moritz Karasowski
The litterateur in Wagners estimation had no fixed purpose, no ideal.

Wagner as I Knew Him |Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger
He was a well-known French litterateur, and director of the library of the Arsenal.

The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 |Various
The following observation by an eminent eye specialist and litterateur illustrates the opening paragraph of this chapter.

The New Glutton or Epicure |Horace Fletcher

And it would be thus the architect, not the litterateur, that would be permanently remembered.

Leading Articles on Various Subjects |Hugh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for litterateur

littérateur

/ (ˌlɪtərəˈtɜː, French literatœr) /

noun

an author, esp a professional writer

Word Origin for littérateur

C19: from French from Latin litterātor a grammarian