Tom is a great raconteur and is such fun to be around.
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Raconteur
/ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ/
Synonyms for "raconteur" (34 found)
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relatorromancerromancistsagamanshort-story writerspinner of yarnsstorierstorytellertaletellerteller of talesword painteryarn spinner
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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.
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It is notoriously possible for the author of a fictitious narrative to become, after a time, unable to distinguish it from a statement of actual facts. There is a case on record in which a learned judge communicated to the Psychical Society in perfect good faith a ghost story, all the principal features of which were proved to be imaginary. They had their origin in his own talent as a distinguished raconteur.
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The two of them turn to each other and raise an eyebrow each, their signal to slip into alternating raconteuring.
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