fabulist

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English

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Etymology

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From French fabuliste.

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Noun

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fabulist (plural fabulists)

  1. A person who writes or tells fables.
    • 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 []
  2. (figurative) A liar.
    • 2022 August 25, Elizabeth Williamson, “Alex Jones Accused of Hiding Assets From Sandy Hook Families”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      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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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fabuliste.

Noun

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fabulist m (plural fabuliști)

  1. fabulist

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