Fabulist
/ˈfæbjʊlɪst/noun
A person who tells or writes fables; by extension, a liar or fabricator.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *fabula*, a “story” or “tale,” from a root tied to speaking—showing how ancient cultures treated storytelling as a force that could both reveal and disguise truth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bʰeh₂-
“to speak, say”
Latin
Latin
fabula
“a story, tale, or play; something spoken”
Late Latin
Latin
fabulista
“a teller of tales, storyteller”
Old French
Old French
fabuliste
“a writer or teller of fables”
14th–16th Century
English
fabulist
“a writer of fables; later, a fabulist or inventor of stories”