novelist
gb/nˈɑvəlɪst/ us/nˈɑvəlɪst/
B2
Inglese
~ 8900
Accezioni
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Sostantivo
B2
entity
1
person who writes novels
A person who writes long fiction books called novels.
Schema d'uso:
[someone] is a novelist
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'novelist' with 'novice' because they look similar. 'Novelist' is someone who writes novels, while 'novice' means a beginner. Some learners also think a 'novelist' is someone who reads many novels, but it always means a writer, not a reader.
Sinonimi
author (More general; can write any kind of book or text, not only novels.)
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fiction writer (Emphasizes writing invented stories; not limited to novels, can include short stories.)
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storyteller (More informal and broad; focuses on the ability to tell stories, not specifically to write novels.)
Contrari
nonfiction writer (Writes factual books and articles instead of invented stories and novels.)
Collocazioni
aspiring novelist
|bestselling novelist
|romance novelist
|crime novelist
|novelist and poet
|novelist by profession
Temi
literature
|art
|jobs
|arts_entertainment
|education
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- The novelist spent five years working on her latest book.
- As a historical novelist, he pays great attention to period detail.
- The award-winning novelist spoke about his writing process at the festival.
- She left her job as a lawyer to become a full-time novelist.
- Many readers discovered the novelist through a film based on her most famous novel.
Esempi per chi studia
- She is a famous novelist in my country.
- He wants to be a novelist when he grows up.
- The novelist wrote a long book about a family.
- I met a young novelist at the book fair.
- My sister is a novelist and works from home.
Grammatica
Forma base
novelist
IPA
GB/nˈɑvəlɪst/
US/nˈɑvəlɪst/
Sillabe e accento
nov - el - ist (3 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (nov)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: novelist
- Plural: novelists
Famiglia di parole
Forms
novelists
noun
Core family
novel
noun B1
Related words
novelistic
adjective
Advanced or less common
novelize
verb
novelization
noun
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