Fabulist
noun
Someone who tells fables or stories, especially ones that are not true.
His reputation as a fabulist made people doubt his claims about seeing a unicorn.
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General
Literary
noun
A writer or teller of fables.
Aesop was a famous fabulist in ancient Greece.
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Formal
Academic
noun
Someone who tells fables or stories, especially ones that are not true.
His reputation as a fabulist made people doubt his claims about seeing a unicorn.
Usage tips
General
Literary
noun
A writer or teller of fables.
Aesop was a famous fabulist in ancient Greece.
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Doubtful Truths
Used when indicating that someone’s stories are imaginative, but likely untrue.
Despite the enchanting tales, the fabulist's stories were taken with a grain of salt.
Pro Tip 2/3Embellisher
Implies a person who adds fictional details to make stories more interesting.
The old sailor was a fabulist, enriching his seafaring tales with talking dolphins.
Pro Tip 3/3Reliable Narrator
Understand that 'fabulist' can cast doubt on the reliability of a narrator.
Given his reputation as a fabulist, his version of events was questioned.
Pro Tip 1/3Doubtful Truths
Used when indicating that someone’s stories are imaginative, but likely untrue.
Despite the enchanting tales, the fabulist's stories were taken with a grain of salt.
Pro Tip 2/3Embellisher
Implies a person who adds fictional details to make stories more interesting.
The old sailor was a fabulist, enriching his seafaring tales with talking dolphins.
Pro Tip 3/3Reliable Narrator
Understand that 'fabulist' can cast doubt on the reliability of a narrator.
Given his reputation as a fabulist, his version of events was questioned.
Pro Tip 1/3Doubtful Truths
Used when indicating that someone’s stories are imaginative, but likely untrue.
Despite the enchanting tales, the fabulist's stories were taken with a grain of salt.
Pro Tip 2/3Embellisher
Implies a person who adds fictional details to make stories more interesting.
The old sailor was a fabulist, enriching his seafaring tales with talking dolphins.
Pro Tip 3/3Reliable Narrator
Understand that 'fabulist' can cast doubt on the reliability of a narrator.
Given his reputation as a fabulist, his version of events was questioned.
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Quote examples
Alan Lightman
American Physicist
I have for a long time loved fabulist, imaginative fiction, such as the writing of Italo Calvino, Jose Saramago, Michael Bulgakov, and Salman Rushdie. I also like the magic realist writers, such as Borges and Marquez, and feel that interesting truths can be learned about our world by exploring highly distorted worlds.
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John Hodgman
American Comedian
My biggest superhero of writing is Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentine fabulist. He's an amazingly perceptive writer, but also willing to make a joke.
Quote examples
Alan Lightman
American Physicist
I have for a long time loved fabulist, imaginative fiction, such as the writing of Italo Calvino, Jose Saramago, Michael Bulgakov, and Salman Rushdie. I also like the magic realist writers, such as Borges and Marquez, and feel that interesting truths can be learned about our world by exploring highly distorted worlds.
Quote examples
John Hodgman
American Comedian
My biggest superhero of writing is Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentine fabulist. He's an amazingly perceptive writer, but also willing to make a joke.
Example 1 of 2
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