BELLETRISTS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

belletrists

noun

variants also belle-lettrists

plural of belletrist

as in writers

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Noun

Directing the film is Chase Joynt (No Ordinary Man), with Greg Beer and Onstad the writers.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Kesha noted that her mom, Pebe Sebert, was one of the writers on the tune.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of writers

Noun

As for critics, like Rachel Tashjian, and stylists, like Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, the call is coming from inside the house.

— Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
Even stylists have recommended the streamlined outfit for appearing taller (a great tip for petite shoppers), and multiple celebrities have co-signed the easy-to-style combo this summer alone.

— Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of stylists

Noun

Inside a hotel conference room downtown, rapper/vocalists Johnny and Taeyong and singers Jaehyun, Haechan and Yuta are dutifully seated at a table with iced coffees, pens and notepads.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Last week, biologists opened pens and freed two birds early, worried they might be killed.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of pens

Noun

The campaign is geared towards challenging the CBC’s opposition to the bill; the group alleges that the bill’s authors did not sufficiently take into account the perspectives of Black athletes, coaches, and others.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Since OpenAI published its blog post, the website changed the article’s attribution to one of the real authors, Kate Hooper, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of authors

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