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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“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
The savvy storyteller is an expert at foreshadowing - dropping subtle hints about big releases in everything from her outfit choices to her website aesthetics.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Shi Bradley, born in Southern California and raised in Phoenix, is a multimedia storyteller who thrives on tackling complex stories, particularly through a lens of changing culture and communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
You supposed to be a master storyteller, right?
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
They are cooks, yes, but also historians, artists, entrepreneurs, educators, travelers, designers and storytellers.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
She called her “one of the greatest storytellers of our time, of any time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Motivating a new generation of animators and storytellers also fuels Buermann.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 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
They were natural storytellers and beautiful singers; innately charming people who treated us like long-lost cousins.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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