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• IPA: /ˈfæbjəlɪst/

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fabulist (plural fabulists)

1. A person who writes, tells, or extensively studies fables.

   Synonym: fabulator

   Coordinate terms: confabulist, confabulator

   • 1843, Abraham Lincoln, Address to the People of Illinois:

     That great fabulist and philosopher Aesop illustrated it by his fable of the bundle of sticks […]

   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 223:

     La Fontaine, the French fabulist, has a tale, La Mandargore, dealing with the erotic impact of the root.

2. (figurative) A liar.

   Coordinate terms: confabulist, confabulator

   • 2022 August 25, Elizabeth Williamson, “Alex Jones Accused of Hiding Assets From Sandy Hook Families”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2 September 2022:

     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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