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Fabulist
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Simple meaning
What does Fabulist mean?
A fabulist is a writer or teller of fables.
Dictionary definition
A person who writes fables or tells invented stories.
Example sentences
Fabulist in a sentence
easy
The fabulist wrote a story about a clever fox.
medium
A good fabulist can teach a lesson through animals and imagination.
hard
The old tale shows how a fabulist uses fiction to explain human behavior.
Synonyms
Words like Fabulist
storytellerUse for a person who tells stories.
fable writerUse for a person who writes short lesson stories.
Antonyms
Opposite words
historianUse for someone who studies and writes about real past events.
fact-checkerUse for someone who checks whether information is true.
Word family
Fabulist word family
Base word
fabulist
noun
fabulists
More than one fabulist.
noun
fable
A short story that teaches a lesson.
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Practice 1
What does fabulist mean?
A fabulist creates fables or imaginative tales.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to fabulist?
A fabulist is a kind of storyteller.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of fabulist?
A historian focuses on real past events, while a fabulist creates fables or invented stories.
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