See Also: novelist(dictionary)
novelist(dictionary)

novelist (iou)



novelist noun. L16.
[from NOVEL noun + -IST. In sense 3 from French nouvelliste.]
An innovator; a favourer of novelty. L16-E18.
An inexperienced person, a novice. rare. M17-M18.
A newsmonger, a carrier of news. E-M18.
A writer of novels. E18.