novelist

noun

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

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More recently, Irish novelists Sally Rooney and Claire Keegan have had huge international success. Kathy Rose O'Brien, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 If Adichie the feminist-manifesto writer is comfortable dispensing advice in the form of shoulds and should nots, Adichie the novelist seems allergic to such judgments. Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2025 Morrison knew there wasn’t much of a precedent for a novelist writing a successful play. Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025 So having written journalistically for so long has facilitated your work as a novelist? Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 3 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 12 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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