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storyteller

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sto·ry·tell·er  (stôr-tlr, str-)
n.
1.
a. One who tells or writes stories.
b. One who relates anecdotes.
2. Informal One who tells lies.

story·telling n.

storyteller [ˈstɔːrɪˌtɛlə]
n
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person who tells stories
2. Informal a liar
storytelling  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.storyteller - someone who tells a storystoryteller - someone who tells a story            
anecdotist, raconteur - a person skilled in telling anecdotes
fabulist - a person who tells or invents fables
griot - a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
2.storyteller - someone who tells lies
liar, prevaricator - a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

storyteller
noun raconteur, author, narrator, romancer, novelist, chronicler, bard, fabulist, spinner of yarns, anecdotist Celtic storytellers
Translations
storyteller [ˈstɔːrɪˌteləʳ] N
1. (gen) → cuentista mf
2. (= liar) → cuentista mf, embustero/a m/f
storyteller [ˈstɔːritɛlər] nconteur/euse m/f
story-writer [ˈstɔːriraɪtər] nnouvelliste mf
storyteller [ˈstɔːrɪˌtɛləʳ] n
a.narratore/trice
he's a good storyteller → è uno che sa raccontare bene le storie
b. (fam) (liar) → bugiardo/a


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