novelist

noun

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

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This year’s judge, the MacArthur-winning short story writer and novelist Manuel Muñoz, was met with a wide array of finalists from around the state. Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025 The British actor-producer and American novelist have not disclosed any details about their child. Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 The trio of authors — thriller novelist Andrea Bartz and nonfiction writers Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson — who sued last year also sat in the front row of the court gallery, but didn’t address Alsup. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 Other guests are people Freud has never previously met or mere acquaintances, such as the novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard, who described his teen-age reaction to his father’s wardrobe makeover. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 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 Sep. 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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