apocryphiar

noun

1. One who rewrites history to their own advantage or tells self-aggrandizing falsehoods.

   Martha Gellhorn made a long list of such incidents, concluding that as an "apocryphiar. . . Miss Hellman ranks sublime."

Where it comes from

Coined by war journalist Martha Gellhorn. Blend of apocrypha + liar.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry apocryphiar (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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