novelist

noun

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

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Published in 2020, Beach Read is a romantic comedy following January Andrews, a successful romance novelist who struggles with grief and writer’s block after her father’s death and the discovery of secrets he’s long kept hidden. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 May 2026 His favorite author is young adult novelist Alan Gratz, favorite food is beef stroganoff and favorite school subject is math. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 Benioff is a screenwriter, novelist, and the co-creator of Game of Thrones. Time, 27 May 2026 Whether that bet pays off depends less on the quality of ElevenLabs' voices in June than on whether Spotify can do for self-publishing authors what Kindle Direct did for self-publishing novelists. Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 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 4 Jun. 2026.

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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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