fictionist

or fic·tion·er

[ fik-shuh-nist ]

noun

1. a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fictionist¹

First recorded in 1820–30; fiction + -ist

Example Sentences

Another documented a party of Osage arriving at a ceremony for their dances in a private airplane—a scene that “outrivals the ability of the fictionist to portray.”

From Literature

Another documented a party of Osage arriving at a ceremony for their dances in a private airplane—a scene that “outrivals the ability of the fictionist to portray.”

From The New Yorker

It was from Fictionist, her son's rock `n' roll band, and it was just what she needed to make it over the line.

From Seattle Times

Need we say that it recites the ancient saw about William James, the fictionist, and his brother Henry, the psychologist.

From Project Gutenberg

To the pure fictionist it would necessitate irksome notation; the mere observer would hardly perceive its fictional value.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• author
• storyteller
• writer