"belletrist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: belletrists [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Belletrist, coined by Goethe. Equivalent to belles-lettres + -ist. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Belletrist}} German Belletrist, {{suf|en|belles-lettres|ist}} belles-lettres + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} belletrist (plural belletrists)
  1. A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres Derived forms: belletristic Translations (person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres): belletrist [common-gender] (Danish), bellettrist [masculine] (Dutch), Belletrist [masculine] (German), Schöngeist [masculine] (German), beletrysta [masculine] (Polish), beletrystka [feminine] (Polish), belletrist [common-gender] (Swedish), белетри́ст (beletrýst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), белетри́стка (beletrýstka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-belletrist-en-noun-sOBm25pt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

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