fantast
or phan·tast
[ fan-tast ]
noun
a visionary or dreamer.
Origin of fantast
1First recorded in 1580–90; from German, Fantast, Phantast, from Greek phantastḗs “boaster”; a derivative of the verb phantázein “to make visible, present to the eye or mind”
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British Dictionary definitions for fantast
fantast
/ (ˈfæntæst) /
noun
a dreamer or visionary
Origin of fantast
1C16: from German Phantast, from Greek phantastēs boaster; English word influenced in meaning by fantastic
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