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novelist Definition

nov·el·ist (nävə list)

noun

a person who writes novels

novelist Synonyms

novelist

n.

fiction writer, prose writer, fictionist, story-teller, narrative writer, writer of novels; see also author 2, writer.

novelist Usage Examples

Preposition: of

century: Born in 1901 in Aberdeenshire he is one of the finest Scottish novelists of the twentieth century.

Converse of subject

write: It is difficult to think of a great novella which has not been written by a great novelist.

Converse of object

  • bestsel: She is a historian and archeologist by profession, and is now a bestselling novelist.
  • publish: In addition, once every couple of months, I will interview a published novelist to share his or her secrets for success.
  • become: One ' unknown " he included was Angela Carter who was later to become a novelist of world stature.
  • win: Award winning novelist Zadie Smith, who went to Hampstead School, described comprehensive schools as a microcosm of the world.
  • know: Celia Rees Celia Rees, children's novelist best known for Witch Child, Pirates!
  • turn: He was an English naval officer turned novelist who settled in Langham Norfolk in 1848.

Adjective modifier

  • best-selling: That my nephew was Mark Bradshaw, best-selling novelist?
  • first-time: Perhaps it is asking too much of a first-time novelist to do both.
  • Prize-winning: William Faulkner on the Web The definitive Internet guide to Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner.
  • aspiring: A generous new literary prize is being launched next month for the cream of Britain's aspiring young novelists.
  • prize-winning: Marina Warner is a cultural historian and prize-winning novelist whose work includes Indigo and From the Beast to the Blond.
  • Award-winning: Thursday 1st December Award-winning novelist, Anthony Horowitz, will give two readings to LS and Removes pupils.

Noun used with modifier

  • selling: You will also have the chance to meet best selling novelist Adele Parks, who will be joining us on the day.
  • spy: It was also a beloved place for Alfred Mullings, Nancy Mitford and John le Carré , the spy novelist.
  • cult: Atari and Stormfront Studios enlisted the help of cult novelist R.A. Salvatore to give depth to this franchise.
  • horror: March will see the final Doctor Who novella by horror novelist Simon Clark.
  • debut: In winning the prize, Meg Rosoff had faced stiff competition from fellow debut novelists.
  • crime: Is Britain's best crime novelist about to chuck ' proper books ' to become a comic book writer?