litterateur
Definition
Noun: A person who is engaged in literary work, especially as a profession; a literary person, a writer of literary works. It often implies a writer of a scholarly, critical, or refined nature, rather than a commercial or popular one.
Usage
The word "litterateur" is a formal and somewhat literary term itself. It is used to refer to someone who writes about literature, such as a critic, essayist, or scholar, or to a writer whose work is considered to have significant literary merit. It is less commonly used than "writer" or "author" and carries a connotation of intellectual or artistic dedication to the field of letters.
Examples
- The salon was frequented by poets, philosophers, and other litterateurs of the era.
- He was respected not just as a novelist but as a profound litterateur who contributed greatly to literary criticism.
- The conference brought together litterateurs from around the world to discuss the future of the novel.
Advanced Usage
- The term can sometimes be used with a slight nuance of someone who is deeply involved in the world of literature as a commentator or intellectual, not solely a creator of original fiction or poetry.
- It may appear in historical contexts to describe figures from past literary circles.
Variants and Related Words
- Litterature (obsolete): An archaic spelling related to "literature."
- Literary (adjective): Pertaining to or characteristic of literature or scholarly writing.
- Literati (plural noun): Learned or literary people as a class. This is a related collective term.
Synonyms
- Writer
- Author
- Man of letters / Woman of letters
- Literary scholar
- Essayist
- Critic
Antonyms
- Illiterate (noun/adjective): A person who cannot read or write; lacking education.
- Philistine (noun): A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
Noun
-
a writer of literary works
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ đồng nghĩa
Từ gần giống
