hallucinator

/həˈluːsəˌneɪtər/
noun
  1. A person who experiences hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or sensing things that are not real).
    • The doctor explained that the patient was a hallucinator due to a high fever.
    • In the story, the old man is a hallucinator who believes he sees ghosts in his garden.
    • Some medications can turn a person into a hallucinator, causing vivid false perceptions.
  2. A person who deliberately causes others to have false beliefs or visions, often through deception or manipulation.
    • She called him a hallucinator because he convinced everyone the house was haunted.
    • The cult leader was a skilled hallucinator, making followers believe they saw angels.
    • In the movie, the villain is a hallucinator who uses drugs to trick his victims.
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