novelist

noun

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

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Sun has found comfort and satisfaction in his work as a novelist and florist after a difficult childhood in the entertainment industry, while Sung is driven to reach the highest echelons of career success as a team leader at Feel Entertainment, having seen her wealthy family lose everything. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025 There was late novelist and journalist Meyer Levin, and most recently, Josh Peck named his third child Meyer Lane. Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 8 Aug. 2025 Jennifer Givhan, a Mexican American and Indigenous poet and novelist, grew up in Southern California’s Imperial Valley. Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 Aug. 2025 Though Kincaid is most frequently identified as an accomplished novelist…her masterpiece may be her book-length travel essay about the failures of British colonialism and Antiguan postcolonial governance, A Small Place (1988). Book Marks august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 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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