litterateuse

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Etymology

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

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Noun

litterateuse (plural litterateuses)

  1. female equivalent of litterateur; a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.
    Synonym: litteratrice
    • 2008, Matthew Dennison, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter, page 73:
      he Queen henceforth considered herself an author, her Highland home not merely a peaceful retreat but the inspiration for a litterateuse.

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