confabulists

Noun

confabulist (plural confabulists)

1. One who confabulates; a companion with whom one chats or confers.
   • I knew him only as a grey-bearded sage — he was my father's friend and close confabulist! " said Hueline, with a slight smile.1849, Emma Robinson, Owen Tudor: An Historical Romance - Volume 2, page 26

   Synonyms:

   confabulator

2. One who invents elaborate stories, especially false ones misrepresented as if they were true.
   • The confabulist, who simply cannot resist making up stories, wastes an enormous amount of other people's time.1995, Alexander McCall Smith, Heavenly Date: And Other Stories, page 121

   Synonyms:

   confabulator

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