fantasist

noun

fan·​ta·​sist ˈfan-tə-sist How to pronounce fantasist (audio)
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: one who creates fantasias or fantasies

Examples of fantasist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Phantom and Norma are both attention-hungry spiders in glittering lairs; both are fantasists whose faces, either twisted or simply aging, become their obsessive focus. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024 The kilt-and-bagpipes version of Scottishness was the creation of fantasists such as Sir Walter Scott and Queen Victoria. Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2012 This is the Beyoncé I’m most drawn to: the fantasist, going non-lexical, twirling among her gays and her girls. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar leads the anthology of four short films based on stories by British literary fantasist Roald Dahl. Armond White, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fantasist 

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Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fantasist was in 1896

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“Fantasist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fantasist. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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