variants
or littérateurs
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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writers
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But his film career began in earnest with 2020's Scare Me, a stylish comedy about writers regaling each story with spooky tales in an isolated cabin during a power outage.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
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Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Litterateurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litterateurs. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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