man of letters

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noun

a man engaged in literary pursuits, especially a professional writer.
a man of great learning; scholar.

Origin of man of letters

First recorded in 1635–45

Words nearby man of letters

man of destiny, man of few words, man of galilee, man of god, man of his word, man of letters, man of sorrows, man of straw, man of the cloth, man of the hour, man of the house

Words related to man of letters

brain, intellectual, savant, scholar, belletrist, litterateur, wordsmith