a man of letters



a man of letters

  (formal)
a man, usually a writer, who knows a lot about literature A distinguished statesman and man of letters, he was born just before the turn of the century.
See also: letter, man, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arnvi&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
JaylinJAY-linAfrican American (Modern), English (Modern)
Atalia-Hebrew
Luigino-Italian
Bassem-Arabic
Helewidis-Ancient Germanic