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novelist

  • /ˈnɑvəlɪst/ US
  • /ˈnɒvəlɪst/ UK

noun novelists

  1. An author of novels.
  2. obsolete An innovator; one who introduces something new; one who favors novelty.

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Closest in meaning: writer, author, feature, novel, graph, chart, storyteller, romancer, fictionist, prose writer, penman, scribbler, littérateur, wordsmith, belletrist, scribe

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noun author of novels

Españolnovelista
한국어소설가 soseolga
日本語小説家 shōsetsuka
中文小說家 /小说家 xiǎoshuōjiā
हिन्दीउपन्यासकार upanyāskār, नावेलिस्ट nāvelisṭ
Portuguêsromancista, novelista
Françaisromancier, romancière
DeutschRomanautor, Romanautorin, Romanschreiber, Romanschreiberin, Romancier, Romanschriftsteller
Italianoromanziere, romanziera
Ελληνικάμυθιστοριογράφος mythistoriográfos
Românăromancier, romancieră
Русскийромани́ст romaníst, романи́стка romanístka, беллетри́ст belletríst, беллетри́стка belletrístka
Tiếng Việttiểu thuyết gia
العربيةرِوَائِيّ riwāʔiyy, رِوَائِيَّة riwāʔiyya

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@misc{novelist_2026,
  title = {novelist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/novelist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}