novelist

noun

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

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Coffey has directed and co-written with novelist Blair Mastbaum. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 Born in Tbilisi in 1983, Haratischwili is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and theatre director. Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 His follow-up, Before Night Falls, starring Javier Bardem as Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, won Venice’s grand jury prize, while his most recent film, At Eternity’s Gate, saw Willem Dafoe go home with the festival’s best actor prize. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 In the second episode, set in Dublin, the very proper Timothea (Cate Blanchett) and the independent-minded Lilith (Vicky Krieps) drive separately for their annual high tea with their successful novelist mother (Charlotte Rampling). Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 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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