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mythmaker

noun
myth·​mak·​er | \ ˈmith-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce mythmaker (audio) \

Definition of mythmaker

: a creator of myths or of mythical situations or lore

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mythmaking \ ˈmith-​ˌmā-​kiŋ How to pronounce mythmaking (audio) \ noun

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But the compromise also etched battle lines between Davis and Rozelle and, by extension, put Davis on the wrong side of NFL mythmakers. Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "How the Influence of Al Davis Shaped the Modern NFL," 27 Aug. 2019 Quoting from reminiscences without interrogation or corroboration can be particularly problematic in the case of Mabel, a compulsive mythmaker who would change the dates of events in her diary to suit her side of a sad story. Brenda Wineapple, WSJ, "‘After Emily’ Review: The Belles of Amherst," 25 Oct. 2018 But Holmes was no slouch: a facile mythmaker who brooked no dissent and presided over the workplace from hell. Stephen Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "New tech books: ‘Bad Blood,’ ‘Live Work Work Work Die,’ ‘The Efficiency Paradox’," 22 June 2018 Bit by bit, the White House is becoming Trump’s Emerald City: isolated, fortified against nonbelievers, entranced by its mythmaker, and constantly vulnerable to the risks of revelation. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, "Trump vs. the “Deep State”," 14 May 2018 Tom is the hypnotic mythmaker, the egomaniac gilded with shiny humility. Ron Charles, The Denver Post, "Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are back — and all growed up," 20 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of mythmaker

1856, in the meaning defined above

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