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
Sonal-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Vale-English
Sarangerelsah-RAHN-ge-relMongolian
Gennarino-Italian
Tai-Chinese
Ferdinando-Italian