mythmaker

[ mith-mey-ker ]

noun
  1. a creator of myths.

Origin of mythmaker

1
First recorded in 1870–75; myth + maker

Other words from mythmaker

  • mythmaking, noun

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How to use mythmaker in a sentence

  • The TLS this week looks at mythmakers from the City of London to the Vatican and from General de Gaulle to Napoleon.

    The Best of Brit Lit | Peter Stothard | August 2, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • John Bull may be a myth, but Englishmen have been the mythmakers.

    Humanly Speaking | Samuel McChord Crothers