fabulist C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈfæbjəlɪst/ UK /ˈfæbjʊlɪst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a composer of fables; a liar or inventor of tall tales Aesop is the most famous fabulist of antiquity. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a composer of fables; a... storytellermythmakerliarfibberromancerfabricator Word family Related forms fablefabulousconfabulate Etymology AI details From French fabuliste, from Latin fabula ('story'), from fari ('to speak'). A fabulist composes fables or invents fictions. fabula Latin fari Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fabulist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfæbjəlɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfæbjʊlɪst/ ## Meanings 1. a composer of fables; a liar or inventor of tall tales ## Examples - Aesop is the most famous fabulist of antiquity. ## Synonyms - storyteller - mythmaker - liar - fibber - romancer - fabricator ## Related Forms - fable - fabulous - confabulate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fabula - Root: fari ## Etymology From French fabuliste, from Latin fabula ('story'), from fari ('to speak'). A fabulist composes fables or invents fictions. ## AI Etymology Fabulist is from French fabuliste, from Latin fabula ('story'), from fari ('to speak'). A fabulist composes fables or invents fictions. Important recorded forms include fabula (Latin) and fari (Latin). The current sense covers a composer of fables; a liar or inventor of tall tales. The wider family includes related words such as fable, fabulous, and confabulate. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown