fantasist

[ fan-tuh-sist, -zist; fan-tey-zhist ]

/ ˈfæn tə sɪst, -zɪst; fænˈteɪ ʒɪst /

noun

a person who writes or composes fantasies or fantasias in music, poetry, or the like.

Nearby words

fantail darter, fantail goldfish, fantasia, fantasied, fantasise, fantasist, fantasize, fantasm, fantasmagoria, fantast, fantastic

Origin of fantasist

First recorded in 1920–25; fantas(y) + -ist

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Examples from the Web for fantasist

The prime minister is a hybrid: regional hawk, Zionist statist, techno-globalist, neo-conservative, and Greater Israel fantasist.
Understanding John Kerry's Logic|Bernard Avishai|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pessimist: I thought you said you were an optimist - not a fantasist.
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What sort of fool or fantasist would ever suggest that “Republicans need a centrist candidate in 2012”?
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He had learned early that he was not, and never would be, the fantasist that some of his earlier canvases indicate.
Adventures in the Arts|Marsden Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for fantasist

fantasist

/ (ˈfæntəsɪst) /

noun

a person who indulges in fantasies

a person who writes musical or literary fantasies

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