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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of storyteller
1700–10; story 1 + teller ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"Upon first meeting, our bond was immediate and we grew closer with every day, every song, every note that we ever played together," the musician wrote in his 2021 memoir, The Storyteller.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2023
Thus, the National Gallery of Art exhibition “Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice” requires visitors to fill in some blanks.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
It’s a treat, therefore, to take the full measure of this painterly perfectionist in “Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice,” at the National Gallery of Art here.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022
Stuck at home, Grohl took up writing, and the 384-page result, “The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music,” is out Oct.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2021
“Only that word, repeated over and over again! How could that be the secret to immortality? I even took the Storyteller too! But for nothing! Just a waste!”
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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