Raconteur
11raconteur — noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from raconter to tell, from Old French, from re + aconter, acompter to tell, count more at account Date: 1828 a person who excels in telling anecdotes …
12raconteur — /rak euhn terr /; Fr. /rddann kawonn tuerdd /, n., pl. raconteurs / terrz /; Fr. / tuerdd /. a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly. [1820 30; < F, equiv. to racont(er) to tell (OF r(e) RE + aconter to tell,… …
13raconteur — 1. noun /ˌɹæk.ɒnˈtəː,ˌɹæk.ɔ̃nˈtəː,ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ,ˌɹæk.ɔ̃nˈtɝ/ A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit. 2. verb /ˌɹæk.ɒnˈtəː,ˌɹæk.ɔ̃nˈtəː,ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ,ˌɹæk.ɔ̃nˈtɝ/ To make witty remarks or stories …
14raconteur — Synonyms and related words: anecdotalist, anecdotist, fableist, fabler, fabulist, fictionist, mythmaker, mythopoet, narrator, novelettist, novelist, reciter, recounter, relator, romancer, romancist, sagaman, short story writer, spinner of yarns,… …
15raconteur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. narrator, storyteller (see description). II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. storyteller, teller of tales, spinner of yarns. see author, novelist …
16raconteur — rac|on|teur [ˌrækɔnˈtə: US ka:nˈtə:r] n formal [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: raconter to tell ] someone who is good at telling stories in an interesting and amusing way …
17raconteur — rac|on|teur [ ,rækan tɜr ] noun count someone who tells stories in a funny and interesting way. The more usual word for this is a storyteller …
18raconteur — rækÉ‘n tÉœr / kÉ’n tÉœË n. one who is skilled in the art of storytelling …
19raconteur — (rah konh TEUR) [French] A skilled storyteller; one who is adept at relating anecdotes. Our local pub attracted a number of charming and fluent raconteurs …
20raconteur — [ˌrakɒn tə:] noun (fem. raconteuse ˌrakɒn tə:z) a skilful teller of anecdotes. Origin C19: Fr., from raconter relate, recount …
