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raconteur Definition

rac·on·teur (rak′än tʉr, -ən-)

noun

a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes

Etymology: Fr < raconter, to recount

raconteur Usage Examples

Converse of object

bear: He is a born raconteur, lover of life, communicator.

Adjective modifier

  • brilliant: A brilliant raconteur, he'll be interviewed by Colin Irwin, perhaps folk's best-known journalist.
  • great: Who would be the great raconteurs of the future?
  • natural: It has to be said that Diemberger is not the world's most natural raconteur.
  • good: He is such a good raconteur that the two books are very easy to read and enjoy.
  • superb: He was a superb raconteur, and a fund of bawdy stories.
  • wonderful: The action covers two days, but in memory many decades, for the members of this enormous family are wonderful raconteurs.

Noun used with modifier

dinner: Or perhaps some motivation is required, or an after dinner raconteur maybe?