novelist

noun

nov·​el·​ist ˈnä-və-list 

ˈnäv-

: a writer of novels

Examples of novelist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anthony also was a novelist, penning the books Keeping Secrets, Telling Lies, Deadly Stuff Players, One Last Deadly Play and Last Call for a Deadly Diva. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

True to form, the story is narrated by an unscrupulous wanna-be novelist named Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney), a closet case lusting away for the new hunk at his cruel prep school. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Anna Juul is a screenwriter and novelist, satirist and board member with the Danish Mental Health Fund. — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026

The San Sebastián Film Festival will dedicate a 20-feature retrospective to José Giovanni, the French director, screenwriter and novelist who became one of the defining figures of the country’s postwar crime cinema. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

novel entry 1 + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1728, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

novelist

noun

nov·​el·​ist ˈnäv-(ə-)ləst 

: a writer of novels