fabler

A fabler tells a story to a group of children.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A writer of fables: "fabler" refers to an author who composes fables, which are short stories typically featuring animals that convey a moral lesson.
   • A teller of fictitious tales: "fabler" can also describe someone who habitually invents or recounts fantastical or untrue stories.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Aesop is the most famous fabler in Western literature. (A writer of moral fables.)
  • My grandfather was a fabler who entertained us with tales of talking animals. (A storyteller of fictitious tales.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a fabler of lies": to be someone who invents falsehoods habitually.

  • The politician was exposed as a fabler of lies. (A person who habitually tells untruths.)

• "the fabler's craft": the art or skill of writing fables.

  • She studied the fabler's craft to improve her own storytelling. (The techniques of composing moral tales.)

Variants and Related Words

• Fable (n): a short story conveying a moral, often with animals as characters.

  • The fable of the tortoise and the hare teaches perseverance. (A moral story.)

• Fabulist (n): a synonym for fabler; a writer or teller of fables.

  • The fabulist created a new collection of animal stories. (A writer of fables.)

• Fabulous (adj): extraordinary, astonishing, or fanciful.

  • She told a fabulous tale of adventure. (A fanciful or incredible story.)

Synonyms

• Fabulist: a writer or teller of fables.
• Storyteller: one who narrates stories, especially fictional ones.
• Moralist: someone who teaches moral lessons, often through stories.

Related Idioms

• To spin a yarn: to tell a long, fanciful story.

  • The old sailor was a fabler who loved to spin a yarn about sea monsters. (To recount an exaggerated tale.)

• A tall tale: an improbable or exaggerated story.

  • The fabler's tall tale about a giant fish was entertaining. (A fanciful and unlikely narrative.)