fabulistEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishfabulist /ˈfabjʊlɪst / ▸ noun a person who composes or relates fables. ▪ a liar, especially one who invents elaborately dishonest stories: a born fabulist, with an imagination unfettered by the laws of logic and probability. – ORIGIN late 16th century: from French fabuliste, from Latin fabula (see fable).