RACONTEUR

anecdotist, raconteur

(noun) a person skilled in telling anecdotes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

raconteur (plural raconteurs)

A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.

Verb

raconteur (third-person singular simple present raconteurs, present participle raconteuring, simple past and past participle raconteured)

To make witty remarks or stories.

Source: Wiktionary


Ra`con`teur", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: A relater; a storyteller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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