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romancer

romancer

7.2
A person who writes stories about love and adventure
  • noun
  • /roʊˈmænsər/
translation icon : novelista
  • She admired the new romancer whose stories always showcased the beauty of chivalric love.

Examples

  • The renowned romancer captivated readers with his enchanting tales of love and adventure.

  • In the hands of the medieval French romancer, the story undergoes a singularly dramatic and charming.

    Academic text (1994)
  • ♪ -♪ A romancer ♪ -[warps]

  • As a gifted romancer, he deftly wove intricate plots filled with romance and excitement.

Synonyms

writer
vsromancer
1.0

A person who creates books, articles, or stories

specializes in romances centered on love, adventure, and chivalry
novelist
vsromancer
112 3.4

A person who writes long made up stories for a living

tends to write novels that focus on romantic love and chivalry
amorist
vsromancer
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who loves romance and often writes about romantic relationships

focuses on love plus adventure and chivalry themes
fictionist
vsromancer
7.3

A person who writes novels or short stories that are made up

is specific to romantic love and chivalrous adventure themes
fictioneer
vsromancer
  • Informal
8.8

A person who invents stories for books or to mislead people

is more narrowly about love and romantic adventure rather than general stories

Antonyms

4 5.3

An artist who shows people and places as they look in real life

Compounds

Gothic romancer
  • Literature
9.9

A writer of dark, mysterious novels with ghosts or strange events

How Romantic

romancer
7.2
storyteller
64 2.3

Surface Forms

romancer singular
romancers plural

Morphology

romancer = romance (transparent) = romance + er

The word is transparently formed from 'romance' plus the agentive suffix '-er', meaning a person associated with or producing romances.

Etymology

The word romancer originally meant a writer of romance, 'love' or adventure stories. So a romancer is an author who writes tales of love, knights, or brave deeds.