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fabulist

noun fab·u·list \ˈfa-byə-list\

Definition of FABULIST

1
:  a creator or writer of fables
2
:  liar
— fabulist or fab·u·lis·tic \ˌfa-byə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective
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First Known Use of FABULIST

1593

Related to FABULIST

Synonyms
fabricator, liar, fibber, prevaricator, storyteller

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

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