Storyteller

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.

    ""Charlotte is the best storyteller I ever heard," said Fern, poking her dish towel into a cereal bowl."

  2. 2
    someone who tells a story wordnet
  3. 3
    A liar; a fibber.

    "There was once upon a time a king, who had a daughter, and she was such an awful story-teller, that you couldn't find a greater anywhere."

  4. 4
    someone who tells lies wordnet
  5. 5
    A game master, particularly in games focused on collaborative storytelling.

Synonyms

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liarnarratorprevaricatorraconteuradvertising writerananias

Example

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"He is a storyteller and a poet."

Etymology

From story + teller.

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game master

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