novelist B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈnɑvəlɪst/ UK /ˈnɒvəlɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #15929 Meanings 1 noun A person who writes novels. She is a famous novelist whose books have been translated into many languages. Thesaurus Word family Forms novelists Derived forms antinovelistnonnovelistnovelistic Etymology AI details From novel + -ist. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # novelist **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnɑvəlɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɒvəlɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 15929 ## Meanings 1. A person who writes novels. ## Examples - She is a famous novelist whose books have been translated into many languages. ## Derived Forms - antinovelist - nonnovelist - novelistic ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -ist - one who ## Etymology From novel + -ist. ## AI Etymology Novelist comes from novel + -ist. Modern senses include a person who writes novels. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antinovelist, nonnovelist, and novelistic. ## Topics - People & Society markdown