raconteur

[ rak-uhn-tur; French ra-kawn-tœr ]

noun

, plural rac·on·teurs [rak-, uh, n-, turz, r, a, -kaw, n, -, tœr].

1. a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.

raconteur

/ ˌrækɒnˈtɜː /

noun

1. a person skilled in telling stories

Word History and Origins

Origin of raconteur¹

1820–30; < French, equivalent to racont ( er ) to tell ( Old French r ( e ) - re- + aconter to tell, account ) + -eur -eur

Word History and Origins

Origin of raconteur¹

C19: French, from raconter to tell

Example Sentences

He was a well-known raconteur, and some of his stories were widely known and repeated--often by him.

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She describes him as a raconteur and voracious reader of history and current affairs.

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He was a brilliant lawyer, a great raconteur, and he had a wicked sense of humor—but unethical?

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Like Beck, Jones is a raconteur with a penchant for dramatizing things to comic effect.

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He is a raconteur extraordinaire and an interview with the dogged reporter can rapidly turn into a delicious gabfest.

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A true daughter of Erin, she excels as a raconteur, nor does her philanthropy confine itself to the human race.

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Thus supported, Mr. Pilcher assumed the ease of a graceful raconteur.

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As a raconteur he stands almost unrivalled, and his powers of mimicry are in themselves sufficient to justify a career.

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He was a boon companion, a delightful raconteur when at the club, and a jovial, roystering Bohemian when he left it.

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It shall be my aim as far as may be to avoid the garrulity of the raconteur and to restrain the exaggerations of the ego.

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Related Words

• storyteller