Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One who writes fiction, especially a prolific creator of commercial or pulp fiction.

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  • noun dated A writer of fiction.

Etymologies

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fiction +‎ -eer

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Examples

  • We won't please everyone; the trick to surviving as a fictioneer is to find one's audience (those persons who are in sympathy to what one is good at or what one is interested in talking about) and satisfy their expectations and desires.

    In Defense of Transparent Prose 2006

  • We won't please everyone; the trick to surviving as a fictioneer is to find one's audience (those persons who are in sympathy to what one is good at or what one is interested in talking about) and satisfy their expectations and desires.

    SeeLight: 2006

  • He's also ed-in-chief of near-future sf webzine Futurismic, a learning fictioneer and poet, a reviewer of books, music and concerts, a cack-handed third guitarist for a fuzz-rock band, and in need of a proper haircut.

    MIND MELD: Non-Genre Books for Genre Readers 2009

  • He's also ed-in-chief of near-future sf webzine Futurismic, a learning fictioneer and poet, a reviewer of books, music and concerts, a cack-handed third guitarist for a fuzz-rock band, and in need of a proper haircut.

    MIND MELD: The Hugo Awards - Success at Picking the Best, How Well it Represents the Genre, 2009 Predictions & Overlooked Titles 2009

  • He's also ed-in-chief of near-future sf webzine Futurismic, a learning fictioneer and poet, a reviewer of books, music and concerts, a cack-handed third guitarist for a fuzz-rock band, and in need of a proper haircut.

    MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2009 (Part 2) 2009

  • He's also ed-in-chief of near-future sf webzine Futurismic, a learning fictioneer and poet, a reviewer of books, music and concerts, a cack-handed third guitarist for a fuzz-rock band, and in need of a proper haircut.

    MIND MELD: What You Should Know About Speculative Fiction and Mainstream Acceptance (Part 1) 2009

  • He's also ed-in-chief of near-future sf webzine Futurismic, a learning fictioneer and poet, a reviewer of books, music and concerts, a cack-handed third guitarist for a fuzz-rock band, and in need of a proper haircut.

    MIND MELD: Books We Love That Everyone Else Hates (and Vice Versa) 2010

  • He's also ed-in-chief of near-future sf webzine Futurismic, a learning fictioneer and poet, a reviewer of books, music and concerts, a cack-handed third guitarist for a fuzz-rock band, and in need of a proper haircut.

    MIND MELD: The Tricky Trope of Time Travel 2009

  • Although not a fictioneer, Lukacs is occasionally guilty of striking prose, especially when he sets out the vignettes with which he likes to populate his texts.

    June 24th, 2008 m_francis 2008

  • If I ever become a full-time fictioneer, I'm going to find a way to reduce this demand on my time.

    Getting things done... zornhau 2008

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