litterateuse
English
Etymology
Analogically from litterateur + French -euse (feminine agent suffix). (The correct French feminine form is in fact littératrice.)
Noun
litterateuse (plural litterateuses, masculine litterateur)
- feminine of litterateur; a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.
- 2008, Matthew Dennison, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter, page 73:
- [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:
Synonyms
Translations
female litterateur
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