English Explanatory Dictionary

litterateuse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Female equivalent of litterateur: a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.

Pronunciation

/ˌlɪtəɹəˈtɜːz/ /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/

Word forms

litterateuse litterateuses literateuse

Etymology

Analogically from litterateur + French -euse (feminine agent suffix). (The correct French feminine form is in fact littératrice.)

Synonyms

litteratrice

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