man of letters



man of letters

A man who is well-versed in literature and related scholarly pursuits. As a man of letters, the professor could easily speak for hours on the works of Shakespeare.
See also: letter, man, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wulfsige-Anglo-Saxon
Riccarda-Italian
TexTEKSEnglish
Cierrasee-ER-əEnglish (Modern)
Agrafenaah-grah-FYE-nah Russian
AdenAY-dənEnglish (Modern)