1. a person who creates or indulges in fantasies
2. a person who tells lies or exaggerates stories
Usage: often disapproving

Examples

• The author was known as a brilliant fantasist who created magical worlds.
• She dismissed him as a fantasist who couldn’t distinguish reality from imagination.
• The child was such a fantasist that her stories were full of dragons and princesses.
• Critics called the politician a fantasist for his unrealistic campaign promises.
• He’s not lying deliberately; he’s just a fantasist who believes his own stories.
• The fantasist spent hours daydreaming about adventures in distant lands.