novelist

[nov-uh-list]

noun

1. a person who writes novels. novel.

novelist

/ ˈnɒvəlɪst /

noun

1. a writer of novels

Word History and Origins

Origin of novelist¹

First recorded in 1575–85; novel ¹ + -ist

Example Sentences

Russia was known for its stormy classical music, its tormented poets, its mournful novelists and bittersweet playwrights.

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The modernist’s editor, whether the writer be novelist or poet, is unlikely to pose that polite question: Do you think you could make things a little easier to follow?

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The release of novelist Boualem Sansal has de-escalated a crisis in relations between France and its former colony Algeria, but much work remains to be done to normalise ties deeply scarred by history.

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The novelist has long been a critic of Algeria's government, which had not responded favourably to France's appeal for clemency.

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If a novelist put some of this stuff into a fictional thriller, the reader would be justified in throwing the book aside and shouting, “Come on, that would never happen!”

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Related Words

• author 
• storyteller 
• writer