What does "litterateuse" mean?

Female equivalent of litterateur: a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.

What is a synonym for "litterateuse"?

Common synonyms include: litteratrice, litteratrice.

Pronounced //ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz//.

//ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz// noun

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Noun

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

"[T]he Queen henceforth considered herself an author, her Highland home not merely a peaceful retreat but the inspiration for a litterateuse."

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

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