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fan·ta·sist

(făn′tə-sĭst)

One that creates a fantasy.

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fantasist

(ˈfæntəsɪst)

1. a person who indulges in fantasies

2. (Professions) a person who writes musical or literary fantasies

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fan•ta•sist

(ˈfæn tə sɪst, -zɪst)

n.

a person who writes or composes fantasies or fantasias in music, poetry, or the like.

[1920–25]

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Noun

fantasist - a creator of fantasies

creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things

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fantasist

[ˈfæntəzɪst] N → fantaseador(a) m/f

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fantasist

[ˈfæntəsɪst] n → mythomane mf

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