novelist

noun

Definition of novelistnext
as in storyteller

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Recent Examples of novelist Ferlinghetti’s friendship with Jack Kerouac — and his invitations to escape the Bay Area for the solitude of the Big Sur coast — tied the poet and the novelist to the same stretch of rugged landscape that still draws tourists and artists today. — David Caraccio updated July 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026 Just over 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen, the razor-sharp 18th-century novelist’s influence over popular culture shows no signs of waning. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 July 2026 The Ethiopian novelist Dinaw Mengestu had held the organization’s leadership position since December 2025. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026 Prominent intellectuals, famously including novelist Emile Zola, argued that Dreyfus had been made a scapegoat by the French military. — Masha MacPherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for novelist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novelist
  1. storyteller
  2. fictionist
  3. essayist
  4. memoirist
  5. autobiographer
  6. fabulist
  7. biographer
  8. fictioneer
Noun
  • Indigenous filmmakers and screen storytellers often feel pressure to burn sage and show feathers, Riedel says.
    — Jennie Punter, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • Travis Scott as the Bard Travis Scott makes his acting debut as the bard — the ancient Greek storyteller whose voice opens the film.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of storyteller
Noun
  • As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of fictionist
Noun
  • Novelist, essayist, playwright and activist James Baldwin was born in New York City.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 21 July 2026
  • As a fan of Debutiful, I was thrilled to be part of launching his career as a personal essayist.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of essayist
Noun
  • The Victorian house in which the playwright and memoirist Lillian Hellman lived as a child has been preserved — and is now available as a rental on Airbnb.
    — J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The galleries were connected through a series of routes led by curators and notable arts figures, including Lauren Cuthbertson, a principal dancer with London’s Royal Ballet, and memoirist Alice Hattrick.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of memoirist
Noun
  • This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.
    — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Still, for Beyoncé the filmmaker and autobiographer, one narrative-building feat seems to remain out of reach.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023
Definition of autobiographer
Noun
  • His role model is, of course, the political disrupter and fabulist-in-chief currently occupying the White House.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • Odysseus is a warrior with wit and intellect, a con man and fabulist who constantly reinvents himself.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Definition of fabulist
Noun
  • George has been raised with as normal a childhood as possible given the circumstances, and royal biographer Robert Hardman told Hello!
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 22 July 2026
  • From an early age, Forster was in a hurry, and as his biographer, Wulf must dash along, too.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
Definition of biographer
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

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