raconteur

[rak-uhn-tur, ra-kawn-tœr]

noun

plural

raconteurs 

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

“But the other thing is that he’s a born raconteur.”

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Hemingway, ever the raconteur, regaled the cadre with stories, matching them drink for drink of this local elixir until the nights blurred into memory.

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“I became a chutney cosmopolite,” he wrote, “and a raconteur of relish recipes.”

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Ever the raconteur, Copeland is taking the speaking tour to Europe this spring and fall.

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Driven by a strong, distinctive raconteur, “Demon Copperhead” paints a nuanced picture of an Appalachia disparaged by others in America.

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Related Words

• storyteller