Main Entry: lit·ter·a·teur

Variant(s): or lit·té·ra·teur \ˌli-tə-rə-ˈtər, ˌli-trə-, -ˈtu̇r\

Function: noun

Etymology: French littérateur, from Latin litterator critic, from litterae letters, literature

Date: 1806

: a literary person; especially : a professional writer