Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A writer of fiction, especially a novelist.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A maker or writer of fiction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare A writer of fiction.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who deals in
fiction , a writer of fiction.
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Examples
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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.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889
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To capture them in narrative, and inspire the reader to reflect deeply on them, is, for a fictionist, the ultimate achievement.
Thinking 2010
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He lives in Manila with his wife, fictionist Nikki Alfar and their daughters Sage and Rowan.
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But, at what point does the science fictionist need to reveal the veil of fiction over the science?
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Directed and Animated by Eric Power of Clear Productions fictionist.com clearproductions.net
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Daniel Kehlmann is a very funny, very philosophical young fictionist from Germany who will make you want more like him -- and more playfully engaging books like his Fame, a novel in nine linked short stories, or "episodes."
Christopher Lydon: Daniel Kehlmann's Fame: The Self in the Cyber Century (AUDIO) 2010
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Daniel Kehlmann is a very funny, very philosophical young fictionist from Germany who will make you want more like him -- and more playfully engaging ...
Christopher Lydon: Daniel Kehlmann's Fame: The Self in the Cyber Century (AUDIO) 2010
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But, at what point does the science fictionist need to reveal the veil of fiction over the science?
Archive 2010-03-01 2010
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Daniel Kehlmann is a very funny, very philosophical young fictionist from Germany who will make you want more like him -- and more playfully engaging books like his Fame, a novel in nine linked short stories, or "episodes."
Christopher Lydon: Daniel Kehlmann's Fame: The Self in the Cyber Century (AUDIO) 2010
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Daniel Kehlmann is a very funny, very philosophical young fictionist from Germany who will make you want more like him -- and more playfully engaging ...
Christopher Lydon: Daniel Kehlmann's Fame: The Self in the Cyber Century (AUDIO) 2010
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