fabulist
pronunciation
How to pronounce fabulist in British English:
UK [ˈfæbjəlɪst]
How to pronounce fabulist in American English:
US [ˈfæbjəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person who tells or invents fables
Word Origin
- fabulist (n.)
- 1590s, "inventor or writer of fables," from French fabuliste, from Latin fabula "story, tale" (see fable (n.)). The earlier word in English was fabler (late 14c.); the Latin term was fabulator.
Example
- 1. Aesop of ancient greek fabulist is a slave .
- 2. A fabulist does not go into detail about a guy pretending to shoot jump shots as he walks past slot machines .
- 3. Willy loman is a delusional fabulist with signs of senile dementia and possible bipolar disorder .
- 4. She may be a first-rate fabulist , but edmonds 's account is full of dates , places , and names .
- 5. Bracken believes it could well have been based on the works of the celebrated french fabulist , la fontaine .