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View synonyms for man of letters

man of letters

noun

  1. a man engaged in literary pursuits, especially a professional writer.
  2. a man of great learning; scholar.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of man of letters1

First recorded in 1635–45
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Example Sentences

And this brings us to our most versatile man-of-letters—James Russell Lowell.

She had been the friend p. vof nearly every prominent man-of-letters from Rogers to Tennyson.

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