novelist

noun

nov·el·ist ˈnä-və-list

ˈnäv-

Synonyms of novelist

: a writer of novels

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The mix of intimacy and worldliness characterized her closest American friendship, with the novelist and critic Mary McCarthy. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 That friend ended up going on to work in the industry, prompting Rich, a former Saturday Night Live and Pixar writer as well as a novelist and essayist, to pen this script. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Reuters — Jeffrey Archer, the bestselling British novelist and former politician who was jailed for lying in a high-profile libel case, has died aged 86, his publisher HarperCollins said on Monday. — CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 This is what publishers get for selling out to woke novelists! — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for novelist

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Etymology

novel entry 1 + -ist entry 1

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

noun

nov·el·ist ˈnäv-(ə-)ləst

: a writer of novels

novelist

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