Raconteur Definition

răkŏn-tûr
raconteurs
noun
raconteurs
A person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes, esp. in an urbane or sophisticated manner.
Webster's New World
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verb

To make witty remarks or stories.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Raconteur

Noun

Singular:
raconteur
Plural:
raconteurs

Origin of Raconteur

  • 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")

    From Wiktionary

Raconteur Sentence Examples

  • He is such a good raconteur that the two books are very easy to read and enjoy.

  • He is a born raconteur, lover of life, communicator.

  • A brilliant raconteur, he'll be interviewed by Colin Irwin, perhaps folk's best-known journalist.

  • The next speaker, Rev Giles Galley -a ringer with a rather racy reputation as a raconteur -did not let us down.

  • A brilliant raconteur, he'll be interviewed by Colin Irwin, perhaps folk 's best-known journalist.

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Words Starting With

RRARAC

Words Ending With

RUREUR

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