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litterateur

lit·té·ra·teur
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lit-er-uh-tur; French lee-tey-ra-tœr]
    • /ˌlɪt ər əˈtɜr; French li teɪ raˈtœr/
    • /ˌlɪ.tə.rə.ˈtɜː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lit-er-uh-tur; French lee-tey-ra-tœr]
    • /ˌlɪt ər əˈtɜr; French li teɪ raˈtœr/

Definitions of litterateur word

  • noun plural litterateur a literary person, especially a writer of literary works. 1
  • noun litterateur A person engaged in various literary works: literary critic, essayist, writer. 1
  • noun litterateur one who is devoted to the study or writing of literature 0
  • noun litterateur an author, esp a professional writer 0
  • noun litterateur a literary man; man of letters 0

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Origin of litterateur

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1800-10; See origin at literator

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Parts of speech for Litterateur

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

litterateur popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

litterateur usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for litterateur

noun litterateur

  • doctor — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
  • professor — a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
  • intellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
  • academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
  • critic — A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art.

Antonyms for litterateur

noun litterateur

  • pupil — the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina.
  • student — a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college; pupil: a student at Yale.
  • ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.

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