Definition
One who tells or creates fables; a person who makes up fables or stories.
Etymology
From fable plus -er suffix meaning 'one who does.' Similar to baker, dancer, or maker—a straightforward agent noun in English.
Kelly Says
The suffix -er is one of English's most productive tools—it can be added to almost any verb to create someone who does that thing, which is why fablers, fablers, and fableists all exist meaning roughly the same.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምሳሌ አስመራ
mis-ale as-me-ra
BNবাংলা
কাহিনীকার
ka-hi-ni-kaar
CSČeština
povídkář
po-víd-kař
DADansk
fortæller
for-ta-e-ller
DEDeutsch
Märchenerzähler
mär-chen-er-zä-hler
ELΕλληνικά
απόλογος
a-po-lo-gos
ESEspañol
fabulador
fa-bu-la-dor
FAفارسی
گوینده داستان
go-vin-deh da-stan
FISuomi
kertoja
ker-to-ja
FRFrançais
conteur
kon-tœr
GUGU
કथाકથાકાર
ka-tha-ka-tha-kaar
HAHA
malamin labari
ma-la-min la-ba-ri
HIहिन्दी
कहानीकार
ka-ha-ni-kaar
HUMagyar
mesemondó
mes-e-mon-do
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencerita
pen-ce-ri-ta
IGIG
onye na-akpụ
o-nye na-ak-pu
ITItaliano
racconatore
ra-kon-ta-tore
KKKK
Жалпы сөз айтушы
jalpy soz ay-tu-shy
KMKM
អ្នកប្រាប់
an-k pra-ap
MRMR
कथावाचक
ka-tha-va-cha-k
MSBahasa Melayu
pencerita
pen-ce-ri-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ရှုပ်ပြင် ဆို
shup-pyin so
NLNederlands
verteller
ver-tel-ler
NONorsk
forteller
for-tel-ler
PAPA
ਕਹਾਣੀ-ਗਾ
ka-ha-ni-ga
PLPolski
opowiadacz
o-po-wia-dacz
PTPortuguês
fabulador
fa-bu-la-dor
RORomână
narator
na-ra-tor
RUРусский
сказочник
skazochnik
SVSvenska
berättare
be-ra-tta-re
SWKiswahili
mwanahabari
mu-wa-na-ha-ba-ri
TAதமிழ்
கதைசொல்லி
ka-thai-sol-li
TEతెలుగు
కథలు చెప్పేవాడు
ka-tha-lu chep-pe-va-du
THไทย
ผู้เล่าเรื่อง
phoo laeo re-ng
TLTL
kuwentista
ku-wen-tis-ta
TRTürkçe
masal anlatıcısı
ma-sal an-lat-i-ci-si
UKУкраїнська
казкар
kaz-kar
URاردو
کہانی نگار
ka-ha-ni ne-gar
VITiếng Việt
người kể chuyện
nguoi ke chuyen
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li