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fantasist

[ fan-tuh-sist, -zist; fan-tey-zhist ]

noun

  1. a person who writes or composes fantasies or fantasias in music, poetry, or the like.


fantasist

/ ˈæԳəɪ /

noun

  1. a person who indulges in fantasies
  2. a person who writes musical or literary fantasies
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fantasist1

First recorded in 1920–25; fantas(y) + -ist
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Attacking the Conservatives as "economic vandals and fantasists", Sir Keir said his focus was on growth.

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One of the survivors was even threatened with legal action and another described as a "fantasist", the review found.

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"I got the feeling perhaps she was a bit of a fantasist, but no way would I have thought she’d be a murderer," he said.

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The truth was that she was a liar and a fantasist who tricked bosses, colleagues and even close friends.

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They had appointed a fantasist and a liar.

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