Why this word is great
FABULIST — [Noun] A teller of fables or a creator of elaborate, inventive falsehoods. From French fabuliste, from Latin fabula ("story, tale") + -ist (agent suffix). Unlike "storyteller" (which is neutral, even innocent) or "liar" (which is blunt and accusatory), "fabulist" carries the whiff of artistry, of deception as a kind of craft. It is the politician weaving a utopia from thin air, the child conjuring an alibi too detailed to be true, or the old man at the bar whose war stories grow grander with each retelling—a reminder that fiction and fraud are often separated only by the teller’s intent.