English
hyperbolist
From hyperbole + -ist.
Formed from hyperbole + -ist
Ancient Greek ὑπερβάλλω ‘to throw over or beyond (a mark), to overshoot’
Ancient Greek ὑπερβολή ‘excess, exaggeration’
Latin hyperbolē ‘exaggeration, hyperbole’
Middle English iperbole
English hyperbole
Today it means
noun One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hyperbolist