novelist

noun

nov·​el·​ist ˈnä-və-list 

ˈnäv-

: a writer of novels

Examples of novelist in a Sentence

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To create complexity, those great novelists turned to contradiction, which is the leitmotif of their work, as in the blazing first lines of Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities—or in all of Hugo’s novels. — Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026

Pritam, who wrote primarily in Punjabi and Hindi, is remembered as the first eminent female Punjabi poet, novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026

Two radical ideas have been introduced into human thought, wrote the novelist and humorist Kurt Vonnegut. — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 12 Nov. 2026

Recently, his work has also appeared on the covers of books by the political theorist Anton Jäger and the novelist Vincenzo Latronico. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Nov. 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