fabulist

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈfæbjəlɪst/ UK /ˈfæbjʊlɪst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... storytellermythmakerliar fibberromancerfabricator

Word family

Related forms fable fabulous confabulate

Etymology

From French fabuliste, from Latin fabula ('story'), from fari ('to speak'). A fabulist composes fables or invents fictions.

fabula Latin fari Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# 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
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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