raconteuse
Americannoun
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raconteuses
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
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
Queen Fricka, somewhat forgetful of the proprieties, spat a jet of saliva which, soaring through the group around the noisy raconteuse, settled on the shoulder of a Valkyr.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had a good memory, was an excellent raconteuse, and would sit in the gloaming and tell thrilling tales to anybody who was prepared to listen.
From For the School Colours by Angela Brazil
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