# novelist

Pronunciation: say "NOV-uh-list" US /ˈnɑvəlɪst/, UK /ˈnɒvəlɪst/

## Noun

1. An author who writes novels, that is, book-length works of prose fiction.
   - Simple: A person who writes novels: long, made-up stories.
   - _The novelist drew on her own childhood to shape the central character._
   - _Several novelists gathered at the festival to discuss how they build a plot._

## Noun

2. A person who brings in new things or ideas, or who favors novelty. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A person who likes new things or brings in new ideas.

## Origin

Formed from "novel" combined with the suffix "-ist".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/novelist (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).