"fantasist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fantasists [plural]
Etymology: From fantasy + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fantasy|ist}} fantasy + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} fantasist (plural fantasists)
  1. One who creates fantasies. Translations (one who creates fantasies): fantasista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), fantasiataiteilija (english: artist) (Finnish), Fantast [masculine] (German), Fantastin [feminine] (German), Phantast [masculine] (German), Phantastin [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-fantasist-en-noun-lRmGIDjP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 44 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 39 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 31 38 31 Disambiguation of 'one who creates fantasies': 80 10 10
  2. One living in a fantasy world. Categories (topical): People Translations (fantasy writer): fantasiakirjailija (Finnish), Fantasy-Autor [masculine] (German), Fantasy-Autorin [feminine] (German), фанта́ст (fantást) [masculine] (Russian), фанта́стка (fantástka) [feminine] (Russian) Translations (one living in a fantasy world): mielikuvitusmaailmassa elävä (Finnish), Fantast [masculine] (German), Fantastin [feminine] (German), Phantast [masculine] (German), Phantastin [feminine] (German), фантазёр (fantazjór) [masculine] (Russian), фантазёрка (fantazjórka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-fantasist-en-noun-kOxQi-J~ Disambiguation of People: 20 53 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 44 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 39 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 31 38 31 Disambiguation of 'fantasy writer': 10 58 33 Disambiguation of 'one living in a fantasy world': 4 86 10
  3. A writer who writes in the fantasy style.
    Sense id: en-fantasist-en-noun-5CL3HgTP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 44 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 39 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 31 38 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phantasist [dated] Related terms: fantast, Pretendian (english: Pretend Indian)

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