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Definition of "fictionist" [fic•tion•ist]

  • A writer of fiction, especially a novelist. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fictionist" in a sentence
  • "It is of course true that Voltaire's powers as a "fictionist" were probably limited in fact, to the departments, or the department, which he actually occupied, and out of which he wisely did not go."
  • "To capture them in narrative, and inspire the reader to reflect deeply on them, is, for a fictionist, the ultimate achievement."
  • "He lives in Manila with his wife, fictionist Nikki Alfar and their daughters Sage and Rowan."