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litterateuse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/ (US)
  • /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtɜːz/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (feminine, form-of) Female equivalent of litterateur: a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.
    form of litterateur
    • [T]he Queen henceforth considered herself an author, her Highland home not merely a peaceful retreat but the inspiration for a litterateuse. 2008, Matthew Dennison, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter, page 73:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
litterateuses Number=Plur lexicographic
literateuse alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

litteratrice

Translations (3)

pl literatka (female litterateur) · fr littératrice (female litterateur) · ru же́нщина-литера́тор (female litterateur)