novelist

noun

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

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This summer, the novelist and essayist Jamaica Kincaid released a career-spanning collection. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 Yet there’s a big difference between OpenAI and a novelist. Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025 Chicago story chronicling the burgeoning romance between Darius Lovehall, a young poet and novelist played by Tate, and Nina Mosley, a photographer portrayed by Long. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025 The novelist Harold Brodkey witnessed a symptomatic scene. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 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 23 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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