fab·u·list

[fab-yuh-list]
noun
1.
a person who invents or relates fables.
2.
a liar.

Origin:
1585–95; < Middle French fabuliste, equivalent to < fābul(a) fable + -iste -ist

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fabulist (ˈfæbjʊlɪst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person who invents or recounts fables
2.  a person who lies or falsifies

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Fabulist is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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fabulist
1590s, from Fr. fabuliste, from L. fabula (see fable).
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