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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fabulist¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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

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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.

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

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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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