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storyteller

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

a person who tells or writes stories or anecdotes.
a person who tells more or less trivial falsehoods; fibber.

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Origin of storyteller

1700–10; story1 + teller

Words nearby storyteller

story, story arc, storyboard, storybook, story line, storyteller, storytelling, Storyville, storywriter, stoss, stot
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Words related to storyteller

poet, narrator, raconteur, chronicler, liar, writer, fabulist, bard, minstrel, biographer, fibber, fabricator, falsifier, author, fabler, relator, allegorist

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British Dictionary definitions for storyteller

storyteller
/ (ˈstɔːrɪˌtɛlə) /

noun

a person who tells stories
informal a liar

Derived forms of storyteller

storytelling, noun, adjective
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