man of letters

The phrase “man of letters” has 4 syllables: man of let-ters

It's pronounced as /mæn əv ˈlɛt̬·ərz/


What is synonym and antonym for man of letters?

In the thesaurus, “man of letters” has 61 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for man of letters along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for man of letters

  • auteur
  • author
  • autobiographer
  • bard
  • belle-lettrist
  • belletrist
  • biographer
  • blogger
  • brain
  • coauthor
  • columnist
  • coscenarist
  • cowriter
  • dramatist
  • educated person
  • essayist
  • fabulist
  • fictioneer
  • fictionist
  • ghostwriter
  • hack
  • hagiographer
  • hatchet man
  • intellectual
  • journalist
  • literary craftsman
  • literary scholar
  • litterateur
  • memoirist
  • memorialist
  • newspaperman
  • novelist
  • pamphleteer
  • paragrapher
  • pen
  • penman
  • playwright
  • poet
  • prosaist
  • prosateur
  • proser
  • reporter
  • rhymer
  • romancer
  • satirist
  • savant
  • scenarist
  • scholar
  • screenwriter
  • scribbler
  • scribe
  • scriptwriter
  • scrivener
  • sportswriter
  • storyteller
  • stylist
  • versifier
  • walking encyclopedia
  • wordmonger
  • wordsmith
  • writer

Antonyms for man of letters

  • nonauthor

Meanings of man of letters

  • noun
    1. A literary man; a scholar or author.

Example Sentences

  • Shakespeare is often considered a great man of letters.
  • He was respected as a man of letters for his extensive literary works.
  • The university invited a famous man of letters to give a lecture.
  • As a true man of letters, he spent most of his time writing and studying.
  • The museum displayed manuscripts written by a renowned man of letters.

On this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to man of letters, such as: auteur, author, autobiographer, bard, belle-lettrist, belletrist, biographer.

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