fictioneer

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/ˌfɪk.ʃənˈɪə/

noun

A writer of fiction, especially one who produces many publications.

OriginEnglish fiction ← Middle English ficcioun ← Old French ficcion →
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Meanings

nounfictioneer (plural fictioneers)

plural fictioneers

  1. datedA writer of fiction, especially one who produces many publications.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeyǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰinéǵʰti
  3. Proto-Italic*θingō
  4. Proto-Italic*fingō
  5. Latinfingō
  6. Latinfictiō
  7. Old Frenchficcion
  8. Middle Englishficcioun
  9. Englishfiction
  10. Englishfictioneer

From fiction + -eer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fictioneer

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Cite this entry
APA

fictioneer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fictioneer

MLA

“fictioneer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fictioneer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fictioneer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fictioneer.

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