novelist

noun

Definition of novelistnext
as in storyteller

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Recent Examples of novelist This is the fictional world of the British espionage series Slow Horses (2022– ), based on novelist Mick Herron’s Slough House series and streamed on Apple TV. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 There is too much going on here for this novel to work, but Andersen is an uncommon writer, a skilled historical novelist as well as an astute cultural observer and historical interpreter. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 Stephenson is a novelist whose books have shaped how the tech industry imagines its own future. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 The novelist Garth Greenwell has made a mission of celebrating the classics. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for novelist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novelist
  1. storyteller
  2. fictionist
  3. essayist
  4. memoirist
  5. autobiographer
  6. fabulist
  7. biographer
  8. fictioneer
Noun
  • On the other hand, our commitment to great content is matched by our commitment to acceptance – to every story, every storyteller, and no blacklists, no exceptions, for anyone.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Nearly everything else, this pair of professional storytellers already had.
    — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of storyteller
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  • As an auto-fictionist or a minimalist—whatever.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of fictionist
Noun
  • Kei Miller is a Jamaican poet, essayist, and novelist, shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award and winner of the prestigious Forward poetry prize for his collection The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • James Baldwin rose to prominence as a novelist, essayist, and public intellectual at a time when psychoanalysis was all the rage.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of essayist
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  • Cher moved from folk-pop duo to television star to Oscar-winning actress to dance-floor futurist to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and memoirist.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 25 July 2026
  • The Victorian house in which the playwright and memoirist Lillian Hellman lived as a child has been preserved — and is now available as a rental on Airbnb.
    — J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of memoirist
Noun
  • This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.
    — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Still, for Beyoncé the filmmaker and autobiographer, one narrative-building feat seems to remain out of reach.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023
Definition of autobiographer
Noun
  • Jason Arday, a neurodivergent Black Cambridge professor who was feted as a wunderkind by some and denigrated as a fabulist by others, resigned earlier this month amidst accusations of plagiarism.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Academia—like business, electoral politics, and the tech sector—has loads of fabulists and tons of bunk.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fabulist
Noun
  • By the end of his life, Irving had established himself as a respected biographer and a sometime international diplomat.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Though there have been tensions between Camilla and her stepson Harry over the years, royal biographer Tom Bower reported that the queen politely offered the Duke of Sussex a cup of tea.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • The British science-fictioneer has, as a screenwriter and director, staked out a particular genre of galaxy-brain theater.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
Definition of fictioneer

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