variants
or littérateur
as in writer
a person who creates a written work
Washington Irving is generally credited as the first American litterateur to gain a reputation in Britain and on the Continent
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Recent Examples of litterateur
Clearly, by now — that is, 1835 — science had done enough to prove itself in the eyes of the litterateurs.
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Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng’en.
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Washington Post,
3 Mar. 2021
Even his name, not to mention his author photo, had an aura of toughness more suggestive of a prizefighter than a litterateur.
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Geoffrey O’Brien,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Apr. 2019
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng’en.
—
Washington Post,
3 Mar. 2021
Even his name, not to mention his author photo, had an aura of toughness more suggestive of a prizefighter than a litterateur.
—
Geoffrey O’Brien,
The New York Review of Books,
18 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for litterateur
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Times staff writer Alene Tchekmedyian contributed to this report.
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Just a guess but the Babylon Bee writers caught wind of the Royals two-game stretch last week when they were outscored 35-3.
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Older students and professionals face an existential struggle to find a job, according to Yahya Alhamarna, a 24-year-old author displaced in Gaza City.
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Others, including author Jenny Han and singer Benson Boone, walked straight down the sidewalk in full wedding attire.
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