fabricator

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fab•ri•cate /ˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 

1. to construct, esp. by assembling parts or sections;
   make.
2. to invent;
   make up.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fab•ri•cate  (fab′ri kāt′), v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. 

1. to make by art or skill and labor;
   construct:
   The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
2. to make by assembling parts or sections.
3. to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.).
4. to fake;
   forge (a document, signature, etc.).

• Latin fabricātus made, past participle of fabricāre. See fabric, -ate¹
• late Middle English 1400–50

fab′ri•ca′tive, adj. 
fab′ri•ca′tor, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. See manufacture.