What is a synonym for "voltaire"?

Common synonyms include: cultural figure, emblem, essayist, icon, philosopher, satirist.

How do you pronounce "voltaire"?

Pronounced //vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)//.

/vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/ name

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Proper Noun

1
A surname from French. countable, uncountable
2
A pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet. countable, uncountable
3
A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable

"Goethe wrote "Faust", Voltaire "Candide", and Machado de Assis wrote "Dom Casmurro"."

Borrowed from French Voltaire. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.