Fictioner

/fɪkˈʃənər/ noun

Definition

A person who writes or tells fiction; someone who creates made-up stories.

Etymology

From 'fiction' plus the agent suffix '-er' (or '-or'), directly meaning 'one who fictions.' This is a less common variant of 'fictionist' and emerged during the rise of novel writing.

Kelly Says

While 'novelist' became the standard term, 'fictioner' actually appears in older texts and sounds more like a craftsperson than an artist—it suggests fiction-making as a practical skill rather than high art.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነ storia አስ nevoie
ne story as ne-vo
ARالعربية
كاتب خيالي
ka-tib kha-ya-li
BNবাংলা
কল্পকাহিনী রচয়িতা
kolpokahini rach-yita
CACatalà
creador de ficció
kre-a-dor de fik-tsi-o
CSČeština
fikční spisovatel
fik-tsee-ni spi-so-ve-tel
DADansk
fiktionsforfatter
fik-shun-for-fat-ta-re
DEDeutsch
Erfinder von Fiktionen
er-fin-der fon fik-see-oh-nen
ELΕλληνικά
παραμυθάς
pa-ra-my-thas
ESEspañol
ficcionista
fik-see-ohn-ee-stah
FAفارسی
نویسندهٔ تخیل
na-vi-shen-deh-ye tah-khyil
FISuomi
fiktiotaiteilija
fik-tio-tai-te-li-ja
FRFrançais
ficttionneur
fik-sye-on-nuh
GUGU
કથાકાર
ka-tha-kaar
HAHA
mawaƙin labari
ma-wa-akin la-ba-ri
HEעברית
כותב סיפורים
ko-tsev si-pu-rim
HIहिन्दी
कल्पित कथाकार
kal-pit kal-tha-kaar
HUMagyar
fikcióíró
fik-tsi-o-i-ro
IDBahasa Indonesia
penulis fiksi
penulis fik-si
IGIG
onye edemede
oh-nye eh-deh-meh-deh
ITItaliano
inventore di finzione
in-ven-to-re di fin-tsee-oh-neh
JA日本語
小説家
shosetsu-ka
KKKK
саяси жазушы
sa-ya-si ja-zu-shy
KMKM
ប្រពន្ធនៃការសរសេរ
bra-pov-n-th nay ka-ar so-roh-seh
KO한국어
소설가
so-seol-ga
MRMR
कल्पनात्मक लेखन
kal-pa-na-at-mak lek-han
MSBahasa Melayu
penulis fiksyen
penulis fik-sien
MYမြန်မာ
စာပေရေးရာ
sa-ba-ye re-ya-ra
NLNederlands
fictieverteller
fik-tee-ver-tel-ler
NONorsk
fiktionsforfatter
fik-shun-for-fat-ta-re
PAPA
ਕਹਾਣੀਕਾਰ
ka-haan-ee-kaar
PLPolski
tworca fikcji
tvorets fik-chii
PTPortuguês
ficcionista
fik-see-ohn-ee-stah
RORomână
creator de ficțiune
kre-a-tor de fik-tsi-une
RUРусский
писатель фантастики
pisa-tel fan-tas-sti-ki
SVSvenska
fiktionsförfattare
fik-shun-for-fat-ta-re
SWKiswahili
mwandishi wa hadithi za uwongo
mwan-dhishi wa ha-di-thi za u-won-go
TAதமிழ்
கற்பனை எழுத்தாளர்
kar-pa-nai ezh-u-tha-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
కల్పన రచయిత
kal-pa-na ra-cha-yi-ta
THไทย
นักเขียนนิยาย
naak-khian-ni-ya
TLTL
manunulat ng kathang-isip
ma-nu-nu-lat ng ka-thang-is-ip
TRTürkçe
kurgusalcı
kur-gu-sal-chi
UKУкраїнська
створювач фантезій
stvoryu-vach fan-te-ziy
URاردو
مخاطب تخلیقی
mukht-ab-i takh-lee-qi
VITiếng Việt
nhà văn tiểu thuyết
nhah van tieu thuyet
YOYO
olùgbọ̀ àwọn ìrọ̀
o-loo-gbo awon ee-roh
ZH中文
虚构作家
xū gōu zuò jiā
ZUZU
umculi wezifundo
oo-m-koo-lee we-zi-fun-doh

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