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View synonyms for fabulist

fabulist

[ fab-yuh-list ]

noun

  1. a person who invents or relates fables.
  2. a liar.


fabulist

/ ˈfæbjʊlɪst /

noun

  1. a person who invents or recounts fables
  2. a person who lies or falsifies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fabulist1

1585–95; < Middle French fabuliste, equivalent to < fābul ( a ) fable + -iste -ist
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Example Sentences

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In a wide-open land founded and fueled by grifters and fabulists, the woman who is allergic to B.S. is . . . not exactly queen, but a welcome visitor and useful friend.

From Salon

It takes an unconventional fabulist to address something so vast as American history.

Indeed, there may be some hope and comfort in the notion the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president of these United States is sui generis, a one-off, a fabulist political unicorn.

Over the past several years, Torres has established himself as a premier comic fabulist.

Defense lawyers already have questioned Cohen for hours about his criminal history and past lies to paint him as a serial fabulist who is on a revenge campaign aimed at taking down Trump.

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