French word

feuilletoniste

Pronunciation

IPA/fœjətonist/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)serial novelist

Example

Le feuilletoniste publie un nouvel épisode chaque semaine.

The serial novelist publishes a new episode every week.

Illustration for feuilletoniste (serial novelist)

More examples

Le feuilletoniste collabore avec un scénariste pour son histoire.

The serial novelist works with a screenwriter on his story.

Core concept

A writer releasing a continuing story in separate installments.

Similar words

écrivain: A person who writes and publishes prose works such as novels and essays.
romancier: A writer who mainly creates and publishes full-length novels.

Definition in French

Écrivain qui publie des récits par épisodes (feuilletons), chaque épisode paraissant séparément, souvent dans la presse.

Word origin

Feuilletoniste combines feuilleton, from French feuille ('leaf' or 'sheet'), with the suffix -iste; feuilleton later named serialized newspaper fiction.

Usage tips

  • The noun has the same written form for both genders: un feuilletoniste and une feuilletoniste.

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