novelist

noun

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

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The story begins on Boxing Day in 2022, when the novelist, then 68, was watching TV in his girlfriend Isabella's flat in Rome. The Week Uk, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024 Eric Anthony Glover is a feature writer, TV writer, and graphic novelist. Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 The awards event, scheduled to take place at the Beverly Hilton on Nov. 10, will also honor Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and USC Professor Viet Thanh Nguyen (The Sympathizer), actor and activist Mark Ruffalo and Brittney and Cherelle Griner. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024 The early 20th century novelist, who worked most of his life at an insurance company in Prague, knew a thing or two about exasperating bureaucracies. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024 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 1 Dec. 2024.

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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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