novelist
pronunciation
How to pronounce novelist in British English:
UK [ˈnɒvəlɪst]
How to pronounce novelist in American English:
US [ˈnɑːvəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone who writes novels
Word Origin
- novelist (n.)
- "writer of novels," 1728, hybrid from novel (n.) + -ist. Influenced by Italian novellista. Earlier in English, it meant "an innovator" (1580s).
Example
- 1. In our case , my wife is a novelist .
- 2. But as a novelist he was silent .
- 3. Do you consider yourself an issues-oriented novelist ?
- 4. Censorship is not unfamiliar to novelist laila lalami .
- 5. She is a distinguished novelist and philosopher .