fabulist
noun/ˈfæbjəlɪst/
Etymology Borrowed from French fabuliste. By surface analysis, fable + -ist, or, by surface analysis, fabula + -ist. Compare fabular.
1
A person who writes, tells, or extensively studies fables.
- 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:
- La Fontaine, the French fabulist, has a tale, La Mandargore, dealing with the erotic impact of the root.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 223:
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:
- Derived terms
- fabulistic
- Related terms
- confabular, confabulate, confabulation, confabulative, confabulatory, fable, fabular, fabulism, fabulistic, fabulousness