Raconteur definition

răkŏn-tûr

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One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit.

noun

A person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes, esp. in an urbane or sophisticated manner.

noun

The definition of a raconteur is a person who tells stories or anecdotes in an amusing and clever way.

A person who can make a story about his day absolutely hilarious is an example of a raconteur.

noun

A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.

noun

To make witty remarks or stories.

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raconteur

Plural:

raconteurs

French from raconter to relate from Old French re- re- aconter to count up, reckon account

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French, agentive of raconter (“to relate, to recount")

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