litterateurs

noun

variants or littérateurs
plural of litterateur
as in writers
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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  1. writers
  2. authors
Noun
  • Information for this article was contributed by Sammy Westfall of The Washington Post and staff writers of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Every insurance and mortgage article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of insurance and mortgage products.
    — Liz Knueven,Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of writers
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  • The authors were explicit that the core barrier was not model quality, infrastructure, talent or regulation.
    — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Stanford authors say their findings are descriptive patterns, not causal estimates, and the gaps shrink when education is accounted for.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of authors
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“Litterateurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litterateurs. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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