novelist

noun

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

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Included among dozens of other characters are a submarine commander and his crew, a creepy coroner, a sweaty spy, an American flyboy, and even the soon-to-be spy novelist Ian Fleming. Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025 In Grade’s lifetime, he was considered one of the most important living Yiddish novelists—by those who could read Yiddish. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025 Temperamentally conservative novelists like Herman Wouk, Saul Bellow, and John Updike were far more influential than the present bestselling anti-Trump blowhard Stephen King. Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025 Georgi Markov, a novelist and playwright, defected in 1969 from his native Bulgaria which was then ruled by communists. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for novelist

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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 26 Mar. 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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