litterateuse

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litterateuse

/ˌlɪtəɹəˈtɜːz/ UK
/ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/ US

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

noun litterateuses · literateuse

feminine Female equivalent of litterateur: a female literary writer; an authoress of literature. [T]he Queen henceforth considered herself an author, her Highland home not merely a peaceful retreat but the inspiration for a litterateuse.
Similar: litteratrice

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noun female litterateur

Français	littératrice
Русский	же́нщина-литера́тор žénščina-literátor

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@misc{litterateuse_2026,
  title = {litterateuse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/litterateuse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}