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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
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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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