fantasist
Americannoun
noun
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a person who indulges in fantasies
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a person who writes musical or literary fantasies
Etymology
Origin of fantasist
Example Sentences
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Jason Arday’s academic rise and fall set off a debate about whether he was a fantasist and plagiarist or victim of a racial witch hunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
In an interview with the newspaper, Arday admitted to "mistakes" in his academic work, but said he was being wrongly "portrayed to be a liar and a fantasist and an academic fraud".
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Anyone suggesting such a scene a year ago would have been described as a fantasist or a purveyor of bad fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Genevieve, who is still owed £5,000 and has only just got another job, said she thinks Mr Kenny is "a fantasist and a narcissist".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
But she’s such a fantasist, as we know to our cost.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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