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fictionist

or fic·tion·er

[fik-shuh-nist]

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noun

a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.

RELATED WORDS

writer, storyteller, author

Nearby words

Origin of fictionist

First recorded in 1820–30; fiction + -ist

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fictionist

It really may be numbered among doubts whether it is possible to exaggerate the dangers into which a fictionist may fall.
Heart|Martin Farquhar Tupper
The fictionist need not heed the scientist's inquiry as to how this daylight would be bottled.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh
Need we say that it recites the ancient saw about William James, the fictionist, and his brother Henry, the psychologist.
Unicorns|James Huneker
She was really far better fitted to be the wife of a fictionist than Imogene.
An Ocean Tramp|William McFee

Altogether and inevitably my work as a fictionist sank into an unimportant place.
A Daughter of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland