litterateuse

• literateuse

Analogically from litterateur + French -euse (feminine agent suffix). (The correct French feminine form is in fact littératrice.)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtɜːz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌlɪtəɹəˈtuːz/

litterateuse (plural litterateuses, masculine litterateur)

1. female equivalent of litterateur; a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.

   Synonym: litteratrice

   • 2008, Matthew Dennison, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter, page 73:

     [T]he Queen henceforth considered herself an author, her Highland home not merely a peaceful retreat but the inspiration for a litterateuse.