Word:
Raconteur
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
Someone who is good at telling stories or anecdotes.
Sentences:
1) He had the reputation of being an excellent raconteur.
2) She was quite a colourful raconteur.
Origin:
French, from Middle French, from raconter which means 'to tell', from Old French, from re- +aconter, acompter which means 'to tell'.
First use:
1828
Synonyms:
story-teller, anecdotist, narrator, relator, taleteller, fabulist, fableist
Antonyms:
truth-teller, straight-shooter.
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