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fictionist

noun

Definition of fictionistnext
as in novelist

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Recent Examples of fictionist As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever. — Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictionist
  1. novelist
  2. storyteller
  3. fabulist
  4. essayist
  5. fictioneer
  6. autobiographer
  7. memoirist
Noun
  • Historian, novelist and screenwriter Sweet’s book tells the story of author known as ‘The Queen of Romance’ Cartland, who was one of the UK’s most recognizable figures across the 20th century.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Susanna Hoffs, the songwriter, novelist, and singer in the Bangles, the nineteen-eighties all-female rock band, was sitting on the shady side of MOMA’s sculpture garden.
    — John Seabrook, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of novelist
Noun
  • Designed to immerse young storytellers in the craft of documentary filmmaking, the program features guidance from award-winning filmmakers and top industry professionals.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Connecting Authentic Voices With Trusted Audiences PR professionals should become connectors, not just storytellers.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of storyteller
Noun
  • Human fabulists aren’t the only ones who sometimes lure tourists to less-than-authentic sites.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The defense denied the allegations, claiming that Davis was a serial fabulist seeking to entertain and profit off long-standing rumors connecting him to the case.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fabulist
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  • The itinerary, The Soul of Japan, Living Like a Local by Pico Iyer, was shaped by the acclaimed travel writer and essayist, who has lived in Japan for nearly four decades.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sun Yung Shin is an award-winning poet and essayist who was born in Korea, grew up in the Chicago area, and is currently based in Minneapolis.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of essayist
Noun
  • The British science-fictioneer has, as a screenwriter and director, staked out a particular genre of galaxy-brain theater.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Definition of fictioneer
Noun
  • Only the boy’s early obsession with the keyboard—initially discouraged by his parents—pointed to his destiny as a globe-trotting concert pianist, a composer in the major classical genres, and a fluent essayist and autobiographer to boot.
    — Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.
    — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of autobiographer
Noun
  • Fox, the actress-model-memoirist best known for Uncut Gems, and Shazam, the model-photographer-director, first met at a party as teens and have been bopping around lower Manhattan ever since.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Cher moved from folk-pop duo to television star to Oscar-winning actress to dance-floor futurist to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and memoirist.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 25 July 2026
Definition of memoirist

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“Fictionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictionist. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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