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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As any storyteller knows, tension and contrast is what drives audience interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 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
He is a storyteller, choosing only the useful parts of the story.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
He was also a storyteller who loved wordplay – something that later informed his son's lyrics.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Any storyteller worth listening to knows this is so.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
Festival organisers said the event will bring together "world-famous names alongside brand-new voices, reflecting the festival's commitment to celebrating today's leading names while championing the writers, thinkers and storytellers of the future".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
Both films came from digital-native storytellers in their 20s who arrived with sizable online followings already attached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Sonically dynamic and unapologetically trenchant, “Arirang” took me on a journey by asserting BTS’ collective powers as mature artists and master storytellers, and I couldn’t help but be inspired.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
The light of the fires jumped and danced, and the people sitting around the storytellers were boulders rising from the earth.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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