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mythmaker

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

noun

  1. a creator of myths.


Other Word Forms

  • mythmaking noun

Etymology

Origin of mythmaker

First recorded in 1870–75; myth + maker

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2020

I would never say this was Adams’s fault — he was a pioneer, a mythmaker and clearly a photographer of genius.

From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2018

Ryan was part reporter and part mythmaker, rooting for the success of the home team in part because it made for the best story—which is to say, he was a sportswriter.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 20, 2014

It turned out I’d been a believer, and a mythmaker, all along.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2014

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

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