cher maîtren.

/ʃɛr mɛtr/

Etymology: French, lit. ‘dear master’.

A flattering term of address to a famous writer; such a writer. Also attributive.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > famous writer

cher maître1920

1920 F. M. Ford Let. 30 June (1965) 109 So speaking from the Cher Maître elevation..I should say Young Man, ahem!

1964 W. Markfield To Early Grave (1965) v. 94 He used to correspond with Gide in French and call him Cher Maître.

1967 E. Coxhead Thankless Muse ix. 200 Now your promise cher maître... The merest glimpse?

1968 M. Jones Survivor iii. 51 Martin's always charming with women. And Rose gave him the cher maître treatment.

1968 Guardian 29 July 20/8 It's a rare French author who can..dash off a note to his bank without being conscious of his literary duty as a ‘cher Maître’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	cher maître
释义	cher maîtren. /ʃɛr mɛtr/ Etymology: French, lit. ‘dear master’. A flattering term of address to a famous writer; such a writer. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > famous writer cher maître1920 1920 F. M. Ford Let. 30 June (1965) 109 So speaking from the Cher Maître elevation..I should say Young Man, ahem! 1964 W. Markfield To Early Grave (1965) v. 94 He used to correspond with Gide in French and call him Cher Maître. 1967 E. Coxhead Thankless Muse ix. 200 Now your promise cher maître... The merest glimpse? 1968 M. Jones Survivor iii. 51 Martin's always charming with women. And Rose gave him the cher maître treatment. 1968 Guardian 29 July 20/8 It's a rare French author who can..dash off a note to his bank without being conscious of his literary duty as a ‘cher Maître’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1920
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