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Fantasizer vs Fantasist - What's the difference?

fantasizer | fantasist |

As nouns the difference between fantasizer and fantasist

is that fantasizer is someone who indulges themselves in fantasies while fantasist is one who creates fantasies.

fantasizer

English

Alternative forms

* (UK) fantasiser * phantasizer (rare)

Noun

(en noun)
  • someone who indulges themselves in fantasies

    • fantasist

    English

    Alternative forms

    * phantasist (dated)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who creates fantasies.
  • * 2008 Oct 31 James Bond fantasist jailed by James Sturcke and agencies in The Guardian.co.uk
    • A fantasist was beginning a two-year stint behind bars today for conning police into thinking he was a James Bond-style secret agent.

    References

    * "The words beside the boxes read: 'Hooker, Liar, Porn Star, Fantasist , Trouble Maker, Shoplifter'." [http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1931177,00.html]