fantasist

  • 1fantasist — [fan′tə sist, fan′təzist; fan tā′zhist] n. a person who creates a fantasy or fantasies …

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  • 2fantasist — [[t]fæ̱ntəzɪst[/t]] fantasists N COUNT A fantasist is someone who constantly tells lies about their life and achievements in order to make them sound more exciting than they really are. Singleton was a fantasist who claimed to have a karate… …

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  • 3fantasist — noun One who creates fantasies. A fantasist was beginning a two year stint behind bars today for conning police into thinking he was a James Bond style secret agent …

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  • 4fantasist — fantasize (also fantasise) ► VERB ▪ indulge in daydreaming or speculation about something desired. DERIVATIVES fantasist noun …

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  • 5fantasist — noun Date: 1896 one who creates fantasias or fantasies …

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  • 6fantasist — /fan teuh sist, zist; fan tay zhist/, n. a person who writes or composes fantasies or fantasias in music, poetry, or the like. [1920 25; FANTAS(Y) + IST] * * * …

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  • 7fantasist — n. one who writes fantasies (Music, Literature) …

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  • 8fantasist — fan·ta·sist …

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  • 9fantasist — fan•ta•sist [[t]ˈfæn tə sɪst, zɪst[/t]] n. a person who writes or composes fantasies or fantasias in music, poetry, or the like • Etymology: 1920–25 …

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  • 10fantasist — /ˈfæntəsəst/ (say fantuhsuhst) noun 1. a creator of fantasy, as in films, books, games, etc. 2. someone who fantasises …