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novelist

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/ ˈnɒv ə lɪst /
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noun
a person who writes novels.
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Origin of novelist

First recorded in 1575–85; novel1 + -ist
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British Dictionary definitions for novelist

novelist
/ (ˈnɒvəlɪst) /

noun
a writer of novels
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