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fabulist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfæbjəlɪst/

Etymology

Borrowed from French fabuliste. By surface analysis, fable + -ist, or, by surface analysis, fabula + -ist. Compare fabular.

Meanings

  1. A person who writes, tells, or extensively studies fables.
    • La Fontaine, the French fabulist, has a tale, La Mandragore, dealing with the erotic impact of the root. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 223:
    • That great fabulist and philosopher Aesop illustrated it by his fable of the bundle of sticks[…] 1843, Abraham Lincoln, Address to the People of Illinois:
  2. (figuratively) A liar.
    • The Infowars fabulist has been funneling millions out of his empire while claiming bankruptcy, the Sandy Hook families suing him say. 2022 August 25, Elizabeth Williamson, “Alex Jones Accused of Hiding Assets From Sandy Hook Families”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2022:

Forms

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Coordinates

confabulist · confabulist · confabulator · confabulator

Deriveds

fabulistic

Relateds

fabulistic · fabulousness · fabular · confabular · fable · confabulation · confabulatory · confabulate · fabulism · confabulative

Synonyms

fabulator

Translations (21)

pl bajkopisarz (one who writes or tells fables) · de Fabuliererin (a liar) · de Fabeldichterin (one who writes or tells fables) · pl blagierka (a liar) · pt fabulista (one who writes or tells fables) · fi satuilija (a liar) · fi sadunkertoja (one who writes or tells fables) · eo fablisto (a liar) · pl kłamca (a liar) · ga fabhalscéalaí (one who writes or tells fables) · fi satusetä (one who writes or tells fables) · fr mythomane (a liar) · pl bajopis (one who writes or tells fables) · es fabulista (one who writes or tells fables) · bg баснописец (one who writes or tells fables) · pl blagier (a liar) · fi satusetä (a liar) · de Fabulierer (a liar) · de Fabeldichter (one who writes or tells fables) · ca fabulista (one who writes or tells fables) · pl bajkopis (one who writes or tells fables)