A person who spreads, peddles, or invents fables or false stories; often used negatively to mean a liar or fabricator.
From fable plus monger (from Old English mangere meaning 'dealer' or 'seller'). The -monger suffix suggests someone who deals in something, often with negative connotation (like fear-monger).
While fablemakers create morality tales, fablemongers push misinformation—the same -monger suffix that gives us 'fearmonger' and 'rumor-monger,' showing that language tracks who we should and shouldn't trust.
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