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/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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fantasist — [fan′tə sist, fan′təzist; fan tā′zhist] n. a person who creates a fantasy or fantasies … English World dictionary
fantasist — [[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… … English dictionary
fantasist — 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 … Wiktionary
fantasist — fantasize (also fantasise) ► VERB ▪ indulge in daydreaming or speculation about something desired. DERIVATIVES fantasist noun … English terms dictionary
fantasist — noun Date: 1896 one who creates fantasias or fantasies … New Collegiate Dictionary
fantasist — n. one who writes fantasies (Music, Literature) … English contemporary dictionary
fantasist — fan·ta·sist … English syllables
fantasist — 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 … From formal English to slang
fantasist — /ˈfæntəsəst/ (say fantuhsuhst) noun 1. a creator of fantasy, as in films, books, games, etc. 2. someone who fantasises …
fantasist — noun a creator of fantasies (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑fantasy • Hypernyms: ↑creator … Useful english dictionary
