Münch·hau·sen (mün  hou z n) also Mun·chau·sen (m nchou-, mnchhou-), Baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von 1720-1797. German soldier and raconteur known for his fantastic stories about his adventures as a hunter, sportsman, and soldier. |
Munchausen (German) [ˈmynçhauzən]
n
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an exaggerated story
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person who tells such a story
[after Baron Münchhausen, subject of a series of exaggerated adventure tales written in English by R. E. Raspe (1737-94)]
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| Noun | 1. |  Munchausen - German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797) |
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