novelist
/ˈnɒvələst/NAH-vuh-luhst
/ˈnɑvələst/NAH-vuh-luhst
Meaningone who writes novels
Common meaning: an author of novels
- novnewLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1220 · scan
- elsmall-thing ending (French -el)
- ista person who does or follows
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from novel + -ist.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), NOVEL, p.396 · scan
Roots
- novus Latin “new”
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