fabulist

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fabulist

  • /ˈfæbjəlɪst/

Where it comes from

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

noun fabulists

  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[…]

    Similar: fabulator

  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.

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noun one who writes or tells fables

Españolfabulista
Portuguêsfabulista
DeutschFabeldichter, Fabeldichterin

noun a liar

Françaismythomane
DeutschFabulierer, Fabuliererin

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"fabulist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fabulist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{fabulist_2026,
  title = {fabulist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fabulist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}