Raconteur
//ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.
"He was tempted to try the last door—to look into the room of evil fame; but he reflected that this would be indiscreet, since Colonel Capadose handled the brush—as a raconteur—with such freedom. There might be a ghost and there might not; but the Colonel himself, he inclined to think, was the most mystifying figure in the house."
- 2 a person skilled in telling anecdotes wordnet
Verb
- 1 To make witty remarks or stories.
"The two of them turn to each other and raise an eyebrow each, their signal to slip into alternating raconteuring."
Example
More examples"Tom is a great raconteur and is such fun to be around."
Etymology
Borrowed from French raconteur.
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