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mythmaker

American  
[mith-mey-ker] / ˈmɪθˌmeɪ kər /

noun

  1. a creator of myths.


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Etymology

Origin of mythmaker

First recorded in 1870–75; myth + maker

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Wolfe was a mythmaker who gained a mythical stature, with his white suit, contrarian takes and irreverently vivid way with words.

From New York Times Sep. 14, 2023

Most famously, Wagner was a mythmaker who remains relevant for our time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2020

Tom is the hypnotic mythmaker, the egomaniac gilded with shiny humility.

From Washington Post Jan. 9, 2017

So long as Lucas was the chief mythmaker and commercial guardian of “Star Wars,” he never had that luxury.

From The New Yorker Jan. 4, 2016

The next thing that came in the world—the next man—was the mythmaker.

From Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest by Robert Green Ingersoll

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