fantasist

[ fan-tuh-sist, -zist; fan-tey-zhist ]

noun

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

fantasist

/ ˈfæntəsɪst /

noun

1. a person who indulges in fantasies
2. a person who writes musical or literary fantasies

Word History and Origins

Origin of fantasist¹

First recorded in 1920–25; fantas(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

"I got the feeling perhaps she was a bit of a fantasist, but no way would I have thought she’d be a murderer," he said.

From BBC

The guy, a 58-year-old fantasist who tried to volunteer to fight for Ukraine against Russia, and was turned down, was charged Monday with two violations of federal weapons laws – possession of a weapon as a felon, and possession of a weapon with its serial number filed off — but not, notably, for attempting to assassinate the former president.

From Salon

The truth was that she was a liar and a fantasist who tricked bosses, colleagues and even close friends.

From BBC

They had appointed a fantasist and a liar.

From BBC

Remo Saraceni, a sculptor, toy inventor and technological fantasist best known for creating the Walking Piano that Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia danced on in a beloved scene of the hit 1988 movie “Big,” died on June 3 in Swarthmore, Pa. He was 89.

From New York Times