"a literary man," 1806, from French littérateur, from Latin litterator "a grammarian, philologist," from littera "letter" (see letter (n.1)). Sometimes Englished as literator (1630s, often with a deprecatory sense). Fem. form is littératrice.
双语例句
1. Chu Tunan is a famous litterateur, educator and social activist.
摘要楚图南是著名的文学家 、 教育家、社会活动家.
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2. Chen Liang is a famous ideologist and litterateur in South Song Dynasty.
陈亮是南宋时期著名的思想家、文学家.
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3. Albert Camus ( 1913~1960 ) is a famous French philosopher and litterateur.
阿贝尔·加缪 ( 1913～1960 ),是法国著名的现象学哲学家兼文学家.
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4. He was an upright officer and a litterateur with four works of over seventy kinds.
