novelist

noun

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

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Perhaps most directly influenced by the novelist was Fielding, whose novel Bridget Jones’s Diary is a retelling of Austen’s seminal 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Her social calendar included lunches with the novelist Ray Bradbury and the screenwriter Ivan Moffat, and Dodgers games with the agent Irving Lazar. Nathan Taylor Pemberton, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 The Museum of Innocence The Museum of Innocence was created by famous Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk as a companion to his novel of the same title. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Jonathan Lee, the novelist behind High Dive, wrote the BBC/Netflix drama alongside Gillian Roger Park (The Young Offenders), a Scottish screenwriter who penned two episodes. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Mar. 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 13 Apr. 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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