Novelist
Pronunciation : Nov"el*ist
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. An innovator; an asserter of novelty. [Obs.] Cudworth.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. nouvelliste, It. novellista.]
Defn: A writer of news. [Obs.] Tatler (178).
3. Etym: [Cf. F. nouvelliste.]
Defn: A writer of a novel or novels.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913