storyteller
Americannoun
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a person who tells or writes stories or anecdotes.
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a person who tells more or less trivial falsehoods; fibber.
noun
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a person who tells stories
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informal a liar
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Etymology
Origin of storyteller
1700–10; story 1 + teller ( def. )
Example Sentences
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He was also a storyteller who loved wordplay – something that later informed his son's lyrics.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
And that inspired us to think, well, he's obviously a great storyteller.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The reality, which I only began to absorb bit by bit after I ended it, is that my husband was not only a prolific storyteller but also a master manipulator.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Bazuin: I wanted this to feel like a storybook come to life — we literally jump inside Andrea’s book with Andrea as our storyteller and reenactor of her own experiences.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
In fact, the storyteller might be a complete liar.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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