man of letters
/ˌmæn əv ˈletəz/noun
उच्चारण मैन अव लेटज़
साहित्यकार, विद्वान, साहित्य-मर्मज्ञ
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a man, especially a writer, who knows a great deal about literature and is a respected author or scholar
साहित्यकार, विद्वान, साहित्य-मर्मज्ञ
- Rabindranath Tagore was a great man of letters.
- As a man of letters, he wrote poems, essays and plays.
- The old professor was known across the city as a man of letters.
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- A true man of letters, he read poetry in four languages.
- The library is named after a local man of letters.
Synonyms scholar writer intellectual litterateur
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A man of letters is a scholar or writer of literature, and a person who loves books is a bibliophile.
Man of letters साहित्य का विद्वान या लेखक होता है, और पुस्तकों से प्रेम करने वाला व्यक्ति bibliophile कहलाता है।