novelist

noun

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

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Hungarian novelist and screenwriter László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025 But the Hungarian novelist’s central theme is easily parsed and sadly evergreen. Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025 Based on a short story by bestselling novelist Chandler Baker, Discretion will feature Susannah Grant (Unbelievable) as an executive producer. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2025 Daniel’s commercial failure as a novelist impelled him to move to Los Angeles to try writing for the movies. David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 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 15 Oct. 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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