fabulist

English

fabulist (plural fabulists)

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 Mandragore, dealing with the erotic impact of the root.
(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^[1], →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.

one who writes or tells fables

a liar

fabulist m (plural fabuliști)