novelist

noun

nov·​el·​ist ˈnä-və-list How to pronounce novelist (audio)
ˈnäv-
: a writer of novels

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When the teens travel to Capri for a summer getaway, Parthenope develops a chance bond with one of her favorite authors, real-life novelist John Cheever, played by Gary Oldman. Mike Miller, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025 On Boxing Day, 2022, Kureishi, a novelist and screenwriter, experienced an accident that left him tetraplegic. The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025 Juliet Stevenson has boarded Anton Corbijn’s thriller Switzerland starring Helen Mirren as crime novelist Patricia Highsmith as shooting gets underway in Rome, sources close to the production have confirmed. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025 Image Chapman has long written in horror, as a novelist — this is his 12th book — but also in film, comic books and podcasts. Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for novelist 

Word History

First Known Use

1728, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of novelist was in 1728

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“Novelist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novelist. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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novelist

noun
nov·​el·​ist ˈnäv-(ə-)ləst How to pronounce novelist (audio)
: a writer of novels
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