fabricator

American  

[fab-ri-key-ter] / ˈfæb rɪˌkeɪ tər /

noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. a person who produces something fake or counterfeit.

   The fabricators of these forged archeological artifacts are still fooling some people even today.

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Etymology

Origin of fabricator

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin fabricātor, equivalent to fabricat(e) ( def. ) + -or ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

“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

In the large vaulting space of a former steel fabricator, she created an open kitchen, a large seating area and, outside, a patio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Once a luxury reserved for big manufacturers, smaller, smarter, more flexible and less expensive “cobots”—collaborative robots—are bringing automation to every fabricator, no matter the size.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

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

From Acharamoth sprang the Demiurge, the fabricator of the worlds, the heavens, and the Devil.

From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave