NOVELIST Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

novelist

noun

Definition of novelist

as in storyteller

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Recent Examples of novelist His output more closely resembles that of an old studio film director’s than of a typical contemporary literary novelist, with certain themes and preoccupations reappearing across books of otherwise disparate subject matter. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 The pair are about to find themselves in a complex psychosexual throuple with Jeremy’s wife, Verity (Anne Hathaway), a mega-successful novelist and genuine celebrity. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The plot, very loosely adapted from a book by Douglas Kennedy, concerns Tom (Ethan Hawke), an American novelist who gets stranded in Paris, broke, with a gluey case of writer’s block. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 At his Zurich Golden Eye ceremony Saturday night, Turturro collected the award and quoted Italian novelist Cesare Pavese. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for novelist

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Asco’s work remained in relative obscurity — living in local mythology through storytellers like Ignacio — for decades.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Sundance Institute’s documentary film program supports nonfiction storytellers at all stages of their projects and careers via financial, creative and strategic assistance.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of storyteller

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FloridaGeorgiaIllinoisTennesseeTexas 7 of 11 The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a poet and essayist known for her translations.

— New York Times, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Anne Carson, the Canadian poet, essayist, professor of classics and translator, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in literature.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of essayist

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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

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

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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