novelist
noun
a person who writes novels.
novelists
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pluralof novelist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But at our best, we novelists probe deeper truths precisely because the facts cannot always, ever, be totally known.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It also earned 28-year-old Salam a place on the Observer's list of the best debut novelists of 2026, with the paper saying "his raucous, wildly inventive prose is bound for a much bigger audience".
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
This bold debut earned “Jackson Alone” wide praise and Japan’s Bungei Prize, awarded to first-time novelists, and makes Ando, now in his early 30s, a writer to watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
He lauded such Russian novelists as Aleksey Tolstoy and Mikhail Sholokhov for what he called their pro-revolutionary writings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
There were bound volumes of the Banker’s Journal and the Stockbroker’s Gazette, and complete sets of the Victorian novelists, never opened.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
