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

Unlike most novelists, his voice has two distinct but overlapping registers.

From Los Angeles Times

You’re inviting three British crime novelists, living or dead, to tea.

From Los Angeles Times

The American poet and novelist Walt Whitman once wrote, “I contain multitudes.”

From Salon

The Booker-winning novelist has previously expressed his opposition to "sensitivity readers", the practice of hiring someone to read a manuscript before its publication in order to point out things that might be offensive to readers.

From BBC

Henry writes about novelists, literary agents and librarians.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• author 
• storyteller 
• writer