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Writer vs. Novelist — What's the Difference?

Writer vs. Novelist — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Writer and Novelist

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Writer

A writer is a person who uses written words in different styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the public.

Novelist

A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to support themselves in this way or write as an avocation.

Writer

One who writes, especially as an occupation.

Novelist

A writer of novels.

Writer

A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themself as "the writer".
Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!
I met some of my favourite authors at the writers' convention.
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Novelist

An author of novels.

Writer

Anything that writes or produces output.

Novelist

(obsolete) An innovator; one who introduces something new; one who favours novelty.

Writer

(finance) The seller of an option.

Novelist

An innovator; an asserter of novelty.

Writer

(historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.

Novelist

A writer of news.

Writer

(Scotland) An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.

Novelist

A writer of a novel or novels.

Writer

(US) A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.

Novelist

Someone who writes novels

Writer

(slang) A graffiti artist.

Writer

One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.
They [came] that handle the pen of the writer.
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Writer

One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.
This pitch, as ancient writers do report, doth defile.

Writer

A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.

Writer

Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

Writer

A person who is able to write and has written something

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