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
Bipolar disorder is explored with theatrical verve in Theatre Temoin's The Fantasist, which is in Cornwall at the Tolmen centre tonight and at the Poly theatre on Thursday.
From The Guardian • May 17, 2013
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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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
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