STORYTELLER

narrator, storyteller, teller

(noun) someone who tells a story

storyteller, fibber, fabricator

(noun) someone who tells lies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

storyteller (plural storytellers)

A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience

A liar

(role-playing games) A game master, particularly in games focused on collaborative storytelling.

Source: Wiktionary


Sto"ry-tell`er, n.

1. One who tells stories; a narrator of anecdotes,incidents, or fictitious tales; as, an amusing story-teller.

2. An historian; -- in contempt. Swift.

3. A euphemism or child's word for "a liar."

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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