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fictionist

UK/'fikʃənist/US/'fikʃәnist/
C2

Definitions

n.

A writer of fiction; a novelist

小说家,虚构作品作家

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
fictmake, do
+
-ionact, process, state
+
-istone who practices, believer in
=fictionist

fiction (something fashioned/made up) + -ist (one who does): one who makes up stories.

Root fac still carries 273 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    As a fictionist, she draws plots from her own travels.

  • 2.

    The prize honors emerging fictionists.

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