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raconteur

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rac·on·teur  (rkn-tûr)
n.
One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit.
[French, from raconter, to relate, from Old French : re-, re- + aconter, to count up, reckon; see account.]
raconteur [ˌrækɒnˈtɜː]
n
a person skilled in telling stories
[French, from raconter to tell]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.raconteur - a person skilled in telling anecdotes
anecdotist
narrator, storyteller, teller - someone who tells a story
raconteur
noun storyteller, relater, recounter, teller of stories, spinner of yarns He spoke eight languages and was a noted raconteur
Translations
raconteur [ˌrækɒnˈtɜːʳ] N → anecdotista mf
raconteur [ˌrækɒnˈtɜːr] n → conteur/euse m/f
raconteur
n → Erzähler(in) m(f) → von Anekdoten
raconteur [ˌrækɒnˈtɜːʳ] n → narratore/trice
raconteur [ˌrækɒnˈtɜːʳ] n → narratore/trice


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"The vicomte is a wonderful raconteur," said she to another.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The idea which the raconteur has either failed to entertain clearly, or has sacrificed in its expression to his national love of point, is, doubtless, the very tenable one that the higher order of music is the most thoroughly estimated when we are exclusively alone.
The Island of The Fay by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
In manner, something of the grand seigneur still clung to him, so that he even ripped you up with an air, and I have been told that he was a RACONTEUR [storyteller] of repute.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
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