exaggerator

noun

Definition of exaggeratornext
as in liar

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  1. liar
  2. fabulist
  3. storyteller
Noun
  • Jenn is many incredible things, but a good liar is not one of them.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to this article Former Rep. George Santos has leveraged his criminal notoriety as a con man and serial liar into a lucrative cottage industry with a nearly million-dollar windfall.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of liar
Noun
  • The infamous Long Island fabulist needs revenue from the podcast to pay the $205,000 in forfeiture cash that would be due a month before sentencing, his lawyers wrote in a letter to Federal Court Judge Joanna Seybert.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Then there are the fabulist reimaginings, like the Coen Brothers classic O Brother, Where Art Thou?
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of fabulist
Noun
  • From iconic performers and gifted storytellers to fearless activists and pioneering visionaries, these figures left an indelible mark on the world and our communities.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Jan. 2025
  • If Rupert needs to stay gone and there's no further use for him, James isn't the kind of storyteller who will bring him back as a favor to me.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of storyteller
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