a person who invents or tells fables (= traditional moral stories) 寓言作家；讲故事的人；说谎者 a person who tells lies, especially in the form of long and unlikely stories 寓言作家；讲故事的人；说谎者 He was a fabulist, a liar who made up extravagant stories about being a famous film director. 他是一个虚构的人，一个编造关于他是一个著名电影导演的夸张故事的骗子。
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French fabuliste, from Latin fabula ‘story’, from fari ‘speak’.