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storyteller

American  
[stawr-ee-tel-er, stohr-] / ˈstɔr iˌtɛl ər, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

  1. a person who tells or writes stories or anecdotes.

  2. a person who tells more or less trivial falsehoods; fibber.


storyteller British  
/ ˈstɔːrɪˌtɛlə /

noun

  1. a person who tells stories

  2. informal a liar

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Other Word Forms

  • storytelling noun

Etymology

Origin of storyteller

1700–10; story 1 + teller ( def. )

Example Sentences

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When I photographed Laurence Fishburne for his role in the spy thriller “The Amateur,” I approached the session with a storyteller’s mindset.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m a storyteller, and the clothes are my words,” Zendaya’s stylist Law Roach recently said to Variety.

From Los Angeles Times

She’s a cracking storyteller, don’t get me wrong, but sentence to sentence there’s not a lot going on, and there are hiccups in her grammar and syntax.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nevertheless, as a storyteller Mr. Man is first-rate.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Politics and movies share this in common: They both need good stories ... and he was such a gifted storyteller.”

From Los Angeles Times