belletrist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Belletrist, coined by Goethe. Equivalent to belles-lettres +‎ -ist.

Noun

belletrist (plural belletrists)

1. A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres

Derived terms

• belletristic

Translations

person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres

• Danish: belletrist c
• Dutch: bellettrist m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Belletrist (de) m, Schöngeist (de) m
• Swedish: belletrist (sv) c

Anagrams

• belittlers

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Dutch

Noun

belletrist m (plural belletristen)

1. Alternative spelling of bellettrist.