novelist
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈnɒvəlɪst//
- United States//ˈnɑvəlɪst//
An author of novels.
noun
- 1
An author of novels.
- 2
obsoleteAn innovator; one who introduces something new; one who favors novelty.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English novelist From novel + -ist.
Forms
- plural
- novelists