storyteller
Americannoun
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storytellers
plural
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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. )
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His last book, Adam and Eve, is set to be released this month, HarperCollins added, describing him as a "master storyteller" whose readers "meant everything to him".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
What a character ... what a storyteller ... and what a talent evaluator ... there is no 2002 World Series title for the #Angels without Bob Fontaine Jr. ...
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Ms. Dunn, a business reporter and editor based in London, is a gifted storyteller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“We do know that he’s an incredibly gifted storyteller and this is an incredible book,” Gerald said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“A storyteller? I mean, he always told us cool bedtime stories, but…” Sierra sighed.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
“I’m on the same side with the storytellers who encourage people to think,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
He said the awards were "an opportunity to inspire the next generation of Welsh storytellers".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
She called her “one of the greatest storytellers of our time, of any time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The two had a deep and enduring friendship, as both were storytellers and bullshitters with a shared interest in overseas military adventurism.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Again, it’s hard to know how honest individual storytellers are about their feelings for Stalin, even with themselves.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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