fantast

or phan·tast

[ fan-tast ]

noun
  1. a visionary or dreamer.

Origin of fantast

1
First recorded in 1580–90; from German, Fantast, Phantast, from Greek phantastḗs “boaster”; a derivative of the verb phantázein “to make visible, present to the eye or mind”

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British Dictionary definitions for fantast

fantast

/ (ˈfæntæst) /


noun
  1. a dreamer or visionary

Origin of fantast

1
C16: from German Phantast, from Greek phantastēs boaster; English word influenced in meaning by fantastic

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