fictioneer
- noun
- /ˌfɪkʃəˈnɪr/
- Informal
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ficcionista
- The local bookstore hosted a reading event where aspiring fictioneers shared their imaginative stories with the audience.
Examples
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On the Sunday, I'm running a morning workshop for fictioneers: Killing Your Darlings, which will look at what I hope are some useful ideas on how to approach the thorny (or smooth-skinned) issue of self-editing and re-drafting.
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As a budding fictioneer, she created elaborate tales filled with adventure and mystery.
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He dreamed of becoming a successful fictioneer, crafting novels that would captivate readers around the world.
Synonyms
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A person who creates books, articles, or stories
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3.4
A person who writes long made up stories for a living
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A person who tells stories aloud to entertain people
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A person who often imagines things that are not real or likely
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A person who tells made-up or imaginary stories, often as if they were true
A person who writes novels or short stories that are made up
A person who tells stories in an interesting way
A person who tells lies to trick or amuse people
A person who writes books, articles, or reports
How Imaginative
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Morphology
Etymology
Fictioneer comes from fiction (a 'made-up story') plus the ending -eer, which means 'a person who does' something. So, fictioneer is a playful name for someone who makes or tells made-up stories, and it is often used jokingly for a person who invents false claims.