fictionist
or fic·tion·er
[fik-shuh-nist]
noun
a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
Origin of fictionist
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It really may be numbered among doubts whether it is possible to exaggerate the dangers into which a fictionist may fall.
HeartMartin Farquhar Tupper
Both have the specific genius of the fictionist and the common sympathies of human feeling and thought in pre-eminent degree.
Man And SupermanGeorge Bernard Shaw
She was really far better fitted to be the wife of a fictionist than Imogene.
An Ocean TrampWilliam McFee
Need we say that it recites the ancient saw about William James, the fictionist, and his brother Henry, the psychologist.
UnicornsJames Huneker
And those close to the 'inside' of the industry say to-day to the fictionist: 'Hold on to your stories.
Literature in the MakingVarious