'Novelist' definitions:

Definition of 'novelist'

(from WordNet)
noun
One who writes novels

Definition of 'Novelist'

From: GCIDE
  • Novelist \Nov"el*ist\, n.
  • 1. An innovator; an asserter of novelty. [Obs.] --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [Cf. F. nouvelliste, It. novellista.] A writer of news. [Obs.] --Tatler (178). [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [Cf. F. nouvelliste.] A writer of a novel or novels. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'novelist'

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