fabulist

Borrowed from French fabuliste.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæbjəlɪst/

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 […]

   • 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.
   • 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.

Borrowed from French fabuliste.

fabulist m (plural fabuliști)

1. fabulist