A man of letters
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 12Scholar/a well educated and wise person
विद्वान, साहित्यकार
He was a man of letters who taught in a village school.
A man of letters writes and a scholar checks.
Daily use: Wo man of letters the.
यहाँ letters का मतलब सिर्फ़ चिट्ठी नहीं। पुरानी English में letters का मतलब literature और learning भी था — वही भाव जो 'literature' में है। इसलिए a man of letters = विद्वान, साहित्य का जानकार।
Here 'letters' does not mean only post. In older English, letters also meant literature and learning, the same idea we see in 'literature'. So A MAN OF LETTERS is a scholar, a well-read and wise person.
Meaning: विद्वान, साहित्यकार। Related options 'erudition', 'polymath'; opposite 'layperson', 'philistine'। 'A postman' literal trap है।
It means a scholar or literary person; 'erudition' and 'polymath' are related options, while 'layperson' and 'philistine' are the opposites. 'A postman' is the literal trap.