fabricator
Americannoun
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a person who makes things by art or skill and labor.
He’d spent some time as a fabricator of high-end military circuit boards.
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a person or company that makes something by assembling parts or sections; manufacturer.
With its lapped metal panels, the complexity of the design required top skills, and the fabricator Purly Manufacturing did an outstanding job.
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a person who devises or invents something, especially a lie or a fictional narrative or character.
The document paints him as a serial exaggerator and fabricator rather than a heroic whistleblower.
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a person who produces something fake or counterfeit.
The fabricators of these forged archeological artifacts are still fooling some people even today.
Etymology
Origin of fabricator
First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin fabricātor, equivalent to fabricat(e) ( def. ) + -or 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“The federal government’s stake in Intel made sense because the U.S. has an inherent interest in making sure the only U.S.-owned cutting-edge chip fabricator is healthy,” said Fundstrat’s vice president of market intelligence Kent Fung.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
TSM 0.22%increase; green up pointing triangle , the world’s largest fabricator of advanced computer processors, have been discussing the need to expand operations beyond its namesake island.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
Welder fabricator Wesley was heading back to his workshop when he and his uncle noticed the car on fire in the lay-by.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
Moving to Schuylkill County, in Pennsylvania, in 2021, he had access to local manufacturers, including a metal fabricator who primarily built roller coasters.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024
It would then be for his lordship to decide whether in the public interest he should recommend the Crown to prosecute on a charge of forgery the clumsy fabricator of this preposterous document.
From Miss Cayley's Adventures by Allen, Grant
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