novelist
/ˈnɒvəlɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnɑːvəlɪst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnä-və-list ˈnäv-/ (ame, mw)
novelist — noun
- novelistsingular
- novelistsplural
1. someone whose occupation or regular activity is writing long fictional stories,
someone whose occupation or regular activity is writing long fictional stories, known as novels, usually for publication.
The acclaimed novelist published her first book at the age of twenty-four.
collocation: acclaimed novelist / published + (book)
A good novelist needs to create characters that readers truly care about.
collocation: novelist + create characters
Ravi dreams of becoming a novelist after finishing his short story collection.
Leila spent three years interviewing farmers in Vietnam for her novel about coffee plantations.
- author
broader term; an author writes any type of published work, not only novels
- writer
even broader; covers all forms of written work, including journalism and copywriting
- fiction writer
more specific than 'writer' but includes short-story authors, not only novelists
用法筆記
A novelist is a specific type of writer — one who writes novels, not short stories, poetry, or non-fiction. The term usually implies published work, though it can also describe someone who is working toward that goal.