noun
- a person who uses or tends to use hyperbole; someone who exaggerates or overstates things
Usage: often used to describe someone prone to dramatic or exaggerated speech
Examples
- He's such a hyperbolist—he claims every meal is either the best or worst thing he's ever eaten.
- The hyperbolist in the group always makes the story sound more dramatic than it actually was.
- She's a natural hyperbolist, turning a minor inconvenience into a catastrophe.
- Don't believe everything he says; he's a hyperbolist who loves to exaggerate.
- The hyperbolist tendency in her writing makes even simple events sound epic.