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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Fantasist Carl Beech made claims there was a VIP paedophile ring operating in Westminster, which were eventually found to have no basis, and was jailed.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2022
Another Edinburgh hit, The Fantasist, is touring all over the country, including the Corn Exchange in Newbury on Tuesday.
From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2013
Fantasist and icon of weird fiction Jeff VanderMeer recently announced a major three-book deal with Farrar, Straus & Giroux for his Southern Reach trilogy to begin publication in 2014.
From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2013
Fantasist Barthelme goes through his own looking glass and comes back with a young Alice named Mathilda, some elegant chatter, "a hithering thithering Djinn," and a Chinese lunch that includes sweet and sour ice cream.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Germany became inclement to modern art five years ago, stern-faced, gentle Fantasist Klee settled near his birthplace in Berne, Switzerland, to paint, play Mozart with his wife, study nature.
From Time Magazine Archive
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