"litterateuse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtɜːz/ [UK], /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/ [US] Forms: litterateuses [plural], litterateur [masculine]
Etymology: Analogically from litterateur + French -euse (feminine agent suffix). (The correct French feminine form is in fact littératrice.) Etymology templates: {{m|en|litterateur}} litterateur, {{der|en|fr|-euse|pos=feminine agent suffix}} French -euse (feminine agent suffix), {{m|fr|littératrice}} littératrice Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|litterateuses|masculine|litterateur}} litterateuse (plural litterateuses, masculine litterateur)
  1. female equivalent of litterateur; a female literary writer; an authoress of literature. Tags: feminine, form-of Form of: litterateur (extra: a female literary writer; an authoress of literature) Synonyms: litteratrice, literateuse Translations (female litterateur): littératrice [feminine] (French), же́нщина-литера́тор (žénščina-literátor) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-litterateuse-en-noun-FMQ8IdIp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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