novelist

noun

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

Examples of novelist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The latest collaborator is none other than Vogue contributing editor and novelist Plum Sykes. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 31 July 2024 Buchwald is survived by his wife; daughters Julia and Laura, a novelist; grandchildren Sebastian and Scarlett Gatta; son-in-law Bryan Smith; many nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law Virginia Buchwald, Marian Michel and Barbara Haldeman; and brother-in-law Ed Haldeman. Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024 The hotel hosted the likes of novelist William Makepeace Thackeray, historian Edward Gibbon and even Queen Victoria. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024 Cabaret is based on the book Goodbye to Berlin by gay novelist Christopher Isherwood. Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for novelist 

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Word History

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 19 Aug. 2024.

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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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