novelist

noun

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

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The novelists’ parents were Patrick and Maria Brontë, an Irish clergyman and a Cornish gentlewoman who married in 1812. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025 Indies held their own on super start-of-summer weekend as Jane Austen, the late 18th century British novelist and early feminist continued her box office run in Jane Austen Wrecked My Life. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 May 2025 Pivoting from recruiter to novelist isn’t exactly the same as changing careers from, say, accounting to customer service. Jaclyn Westlake, CNBC, 24 May 2025 The issue of Pabst’s true worth has been lost to historical catastrophe in a way that even a great novelist cannot recover. David Denby, New Yorker, 23 May 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 4 Jun. 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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