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novelist

American  
[nov-uh-list] / ˈnɒv ə lɪst /

noun

  1. a person who writes novels. novel.

novelist British  
/ ˈnɒvəlɪst /

noun

  1. a writer of novels

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of novelist

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

Example Sentences

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The young novelist “loves all things horror and is passionate about writing stories focused on feminine rage,” according to her Goodreads bio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Rachel Kushner, novelist: I dined at Taix probably once per week for 23 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

According to Royal Society of Literature's website, it's "an annual award of £10,000 for a debut novelist or non-fiction writer first published in any form aged 50 or over".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Previous banknotes have pictured other national figures including novelist Charles Dickens, physicist and chemist Michael Faraday, composer Edward Elgar, nurse Florence Nightingale and architect Christopher Wren.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Showing his sketches to a major graphic novelist felt like a step.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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