Literatus

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A learned person; one acquainted with literature.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A learned man; a man acquainted with literature; -- chiefly used in the plural.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A man of letters or erudition; in the plural, literary men in general; the literary class; learned people.
  • n. Among foreigners in China the term literati is applied to the scholars and learned men of the country generally, especially to those who have taken one or more degrees, but are not in office and not engaged in trade.
  • Word Usage
    "Librarian and children's book literatus Elizabeth Bird reveals these gorgeous illustrations from what looks to be a gorgeous children's book."