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fantasist

American  
[fan-tuh-sist, -zist, fan-tey-zhist] / ˈfæn tə sɪst, -zɪst, fænˈteɪ ʒɪst /

noun

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


fantasist British  
/ ˈfæntəsɪst /

noun

  1. a person who indulges in fantasies

  2. a person who writes musical or literary fantasies

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fantasist

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

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

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

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

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

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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