NOVELIST

novelist

(noun) one who writes novels

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

novelist (plural novelists)

An author of novels.

(obsolete) An innovator; one who introduces something new; one who favours novelty.

Anagrams

• violents

Source: Wiktionary


Nov"el*ist, n.

1. An innovator; an asserter of novelty. [Obs.] Cudworth.

2. Etym: [Cf. F. nouvelliste, It. novellista.]

Definition: A writer of news. [Obs.] Tatler (178).

3. Etym: [Cf. F. nouvelliste.]

Definition: A writer of a novel or novels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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