fantasist

noun

fan·​ta·​sist ˈfan-tə-sist How to pronounce fantasist (audio)
-zist
: one who creates fantasias or fantasies

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That simple switch means the fantasist is now thrust into the domain of the hardline ideologue, and not vice versa. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The novel follows Mathilda, a fantasist preoccupied with the past. — Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026 The lead-up to Kennedy’s circus of sci-fi fantasists and food bloggers provides an object lesson in how the left cedes fertile political territory to the right. — Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 That until such monsters and secret policemen and fantasists of apartheid, are as abandoned and disgraced as the National Socialists, there will be war. — Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fantasist

Word History

Etymology

fantasy entry 1 + -ist entry 1

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fantasist was in 1896

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“Fantasist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fantasist. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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