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fabulist



fab·u·list [ ˈfa-byə-list]



fabulist   
noun
[ˈfa-byə-list]

Definition of fabulist

1 : a creator or writer of fables
2 : liar


Other Words from fabulist
fabulist or fabulistic \ ˌfa-​byə-​ˈli-​stik \ adjective


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Recent Examples on the Web


//But historians, academics and amateur sleuths have long cast doubt on Sheeran's claims as relayed in Brandt's book, with some unequivocally stating that the labor union official was nothing more than a fabulist.
— Daniel Arkin, NBC News, "'The Irishman': What to know about Martin Scorsese's mob epic," 1 Nov. 2019
//Even where classic conspiracy theories abound, there is little evidence of the kind of bare assertion and fabulist concoction that characterize the new conspiracism.
— N.c., The Economist, "Conspiracy theories are dangerous—here’s how to crush them," 12 Aug. 2019
//If early Thrones was a master class in how to execute fantasy, Carnival Row is its opposite — a cautionary tale for fabulists who figure that any old combination of reality and magic will do.
— Judy Berman, Time, "Carnival Row and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Vie to Be the Next Game of Thrones—But Neither One Comes Close," 26 Aug. 2019
//As fabulist Hans Christian Andersen famously put it, Bratislava needed no fairy tales, being a fairy tale itself.
— Tara Isabella Burton, WSJ, "Escape to Bratislava: A Secret Charmer on the Danube," 18 Sep. 2018
//These barflies are fabulists spinning tall tales about their own lives.
— Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "A revelatory Denzel Washington in 'The Iceman Cometh'," 10 May 2018
//The 92-year-old Romanian conceptualist’s first show in Los Angeles consists of more than 50 works drawn from throughout different periods of her career — all inspired by the Greek fabulist Aesop.
— Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, "Datebook: Videos of the female figure, an autobiographical exhibit and paintings of immigrant terrains," 17 May 2018
//Glass turned out to be a prolific fabulist who’d inserted fake details in dozens of pieces — a Vanity Fair article about his deception was turned into the 2003 film Shattered Glass.
— Adi Robertson, The Verge, "This week in tech, 20 years ago," 12 May 2018
//Aesop is perhaps the most famous fabulist in history, but this is not a show about him!
— Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, "Luke Bryan, 'Rent' and other top shows to see around Louisville starting Feb. 11," 9 Feb. 2018


First Known Use of fabulist

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1



History and Etymology for fabulist

probably borrowed from Middle French fabuliste, from Latin fābula "talk, account, fable entry 1" + French -iste -ist entry 1



Dictionary Entries near fabulist

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fabulator

fabulist

fabulize

fabulosity

fabulous



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Synonyms & Antonyms of fabulist

a person who tells lies
  • a once highly admired journalist whose reputation is now that of a disgraced fabulist

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