raconteuse
Americannoun
plural
raconteusesEtymology
Origin of raconteuse
1860–65; < French, feminine of raconteur raconteur; see -euse
Example Sentences
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If she had a vocation, it was raconteuse: the guest on the late-night TV couch who spouted pithy wit, almost always about her very public private life.
From Time • Dec. 18, 2016
This spring, Debbie Harry sang at the Café Carlyle, proving herself to be an entertaining chanteuse and raconteuse.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2016
Geraldine Farrar was making her debut as raconteuse for the Metropolitan broadcasts.
From Time Magazine Archive
To meet Mrs. Rinehart in her Washington home is to see a hostess of charm, and to hear a raconteuse of ability.
From Time Magazine Archive
A brilliant raconteuse, Mrs. Houston possesses a fund of anecdote, as original as it is interesting.
From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Black, Helen C.
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