novelist

noun

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

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The movie, based on the 2016 by the same name, imagines a fictional pope's death and the subsequent election with characters and twists created by novelist Harris. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 At the Old Stone House, the three people who showed up to join the venue’s director of education, Maggie Weber, were all female Brooklynites: a political-science student, an attorney turned novelist, and a middle-school teacher. Henry Alford, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 Flender’s father, Harold, was a comedian and novelist whose book Paris Blues was adapted into a film starring Sidney Poitier. Bridget Read, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2025 The great Peruvian novelist and classical liberal Mario Vargas Llosa passed away on April 13 in Lima, Peru. The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 21 Apr. 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 3 May. 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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