fabricator

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtər/ UK /ˈfæbrɪkeɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
one who constructs or manufactures; one who invents falsehoods

The metal fabricator shaped each panel to spec.

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Synonyms

1 noun · one who constructs or... maker manufacturer builder constructor forger inventor liar

Word family

Related forms fabricate fabrication fabric

Etymology

From Latin fabricator ('maker, artificer'), from fabricare ('to construct'), from fabrica ('workshop'), from faber ('craftsman, smith').

fabricator Latin faber Latin

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Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# fabricator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪtər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfæbrɪkeɪtə/

## Meanings
1. one who constructs or manufactures; one who invents falsehoods

## Examples
- The metal fabricator shaped each panel to spec.

## Synonyms
- maker
- manufacturer
- builder
- constructor
- forger
- inventor
- liar

## Related Forms
- fabricate
- fabrication
- fabric

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fabricator
- Root: faber

## Etymology
From Latin fabricator ('maker, artificer'), from fabricare ('to construct'), from fabrica ('workshop'), from faber ('craftsman, smith').

## AI Etymology
Fabricator is from Latin fabricator ('maker, artificer'), from fabricare ('to construct'), from fabrica ('workshop'), from faber ('craftsman, smith'). Important recorded forms include fabricator (Latin) and faber (Latin). The current sense covers one who constructs or manufactures; one who invents falsehoods. The wider family includes related words such as fabricate, fabrication, and fabric.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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