C16: from German Phantast, from Greek phantastēs boaster; English word influenced in meaning by fantastic
fantast in American English
(ˈfænˌtæst)
noun
an impractical dreamer; visionary
fantast in American English
(ˈfæntæst)
noun
a visionary or dreamer
Also: phantast
Word origin
[1580–90; ‹ G, var. of Phantast ‹ Gk phantaste᷄s boaster; mod. sense by assoc. with fantastic]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: academic, category, cockpit, piggyback, scramble