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rac·on·teur

 (răk′ŏn-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.]
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raconteur

(ˌrækɒnˈtɜː)
n
a person skilled in telling stories
[C19: French, from raconter to tell]
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rac•on•teur

(ˌræk ɒnˈtɜr, -ˈtʊər, -ən-)

n.
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
[1820–30; < French, =racont(er) to tell (Old French r(e)- re- + aconter to tell, account) + -eur -eur]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.raconteur - a person skilled in telling anecdotesraconteur - a person skilled in telling anecdotes
anecdotist
narrator, storyteller, teller - someone who tells a story
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raconteur

noun storyteller, relater, recounter, teller of stories, spinner of yarns He spoke eight languages and was a noted raconteur
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
vypravěč
tarinankertoja
anekdotázómesélő
gawędziarz

raconteur

[ˌrækɒnˈtɜːʳ] N → anecdotista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

raconteur

[ˌrækɒnˈtɜːr] n → conteur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

raconteur

n → Erzähler(in) m(f) → von Anekdoten
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

raconteur

[ˌrækɒnˈtɜːʳ] n → narratore/trice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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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.
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