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- [lit-er-uh-tur; French lee-tey-ra-tœr]
- /ˌlɪt ər əˈtɜr; French li teɪ raˈtœr/
- /ˌlɪ.tə.rə.ˈtɜː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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
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