fab·u·list
noun/ˈfæbjəlɪst/
/ˈfæbjəlɪst/
(formal)- a person who invents or tells fables (= traditional moral stories)
寓言作家；讲故事的人 - a person who tells lies, especially in the form of long and unlikely stories
寓言作家；讲故事的人；说谎者 - He was a fabulist, a liar who made up extravagant stories about being a famous film director.
他是一个寓言家，一个骗子，编造了关于自己是著名电影导演的夸张故事。
- He was a fabulist, a liar who made up extravagant stories about being a famous film director.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French fabuliste, from Latin fabula ‘story’, from fari ‘speak’.