mythmaker

UK
/ˈmɪθˌmeɪkə/
US
/ˈmɪθˌmeɪkər/

Translations

mythmakernoun
UK
/ˈmɪθˌmeɪkə/
US
/ˈmɪθˌmeɪkər/
Countable noun.
créateur de mythes
Historians sometimes describe him as a mythmaker who turned rumor into legend.
Les historiens le décrivent parfois comme un créateur de mythes qui a transformé une rumeur en légende.
Additional translations
faiseur de mythesPlus littéral, mais moins usuel que « créateur de mythes ».
mythmakeradjective
Attributive use of the noun; typically used before another noun.
mythificateurSe dit d’un discours, d’un récit ou d’un processus qui fabrique ou entretient des mythes.
The essay explored the mythmaker power of national history.
L’essai explorait la puissance mythificatrice de l’histoire nationale.

Definitions

mythmakernoun
a person who creates myths, legends, or other invented stories, especially ones that are false or exaggerated
Historians sometimes describe him as a mythmaker who turned rumor into legend.
mythmakeradjective
used before a noun to describe something connected with the making or spreading of myths
The essay explored the mythmaker power of national history.