A person or machine that makes or manufactures things; also someone who invents or makes up false stories.
From Latin fabricātor (maker, builder) formed from fabricāre. In English since the 1500s, it can mean either legitimate maker or deceptive liar.
Medieval fabricators were respected craftspeople building cathedrals, but the word gradually picked up its 'liar' meaning—showing how dishonest creation became morally different from honest making.
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