1. a person who represents something as greater, worse, or more important than it actually is
Usage: countable noun; often used in a mildly critical or humorous way

Examples

• My brother is an exaggerator; he claims every meal is either the best or worst he's ever had.
• The news report was written by an exaggerator who made the minor incident sound like a disaster.
• She's known as an exaggerator at work, always inflating the importance of her projects.
• Don't believe everything he says—he's a notorious exaggerator when it comes to his accomplishments.
• The exaggerator in the group always makes the story more dramatic than it really was.
• As an exaggerator, he tends to turn small problems into major crises in his mind.