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litterateur
noun lit·ter·a·teur \ˌli-tə-rə-ˈtər, ˌli-trə-, -ˈtu̇r\
Definition of LITTERATEUR
: a literary person; especially : a professional writer
Variants of LITTERATEUR
lit·ter·a·teur or lit·té·ra·teur \ˌli-tə-rə-ˈtər, ˌli-trə-, -ˈtu̇r\
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Origin of LITTERATEUR
French littérateur, from Latin litterator critic, from litterae letters, literature
First Known Use: 1806
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