1. a writer or author who practices or specializes in metafiction; one who writes fiction that self-consciously reflects on or comments on its own fictional nature
Usage: literary term; often used in academic and critical contexts

Examples

• David Foster Wallace is considered a prominent metafictionist for his novels that constantly remind readers they are reading a constructed narrative.
• The metafictionist deliberately breaks the fourth wall to expose the artificiality of storytelling.
• Many contemporary metafictionists explore how language and narrative structure shape our understanding of reality.
• Her work as a metafictionist challenges traditional notions of plot and character development.
• The author's metafictionist approach includes footnotes that comment on the story itself.