Fabler

fa·ble  (fbl)

n.

1. A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans.

2. A story about legendary persons and exploits.

3. A falsehood; a lie.

v. fa·bled, fa·bling, fa·bles

v.tr.

To recount as if true.

v.intr. Archaic

To compose fables.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fbula, from fr, to speak; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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fabler n.