storyteller
a person who tells or writes stories or anecdotes.
a person who tells more or less trivial falsehoods; fibber.
Origin of storyteller
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How to use storyteller in a sentence
That is, the storyteller and a group of listeners are all having the same emotional experience at the same time.
Facts aren’t the most powerful tool in the event of a contested election | Geoffrey Colvin | October 13, 2020 | FortuneWhen the storyteller is speaking to a group, the effect is “to induce similar brain activity across different individuals.”
Facts aren’t the most powerful tool in the event of a contested election | Geoffrey Colvin | October 13, 2020 | FortuneAs Snap says, truly some of the world’s greatest storytellers.
Snap announced its latest slate of Originals programming | Jonathan Shieber | October 6, 2020 | TechCrunchI wanted to use that moment to encourage people to support the projects of these storytellers.
So I find that the most helpful podcasts are the ones where you can see how the author or storyteller can help you structure a strong narrative.
Podcast recommendations for a better life and career from Fortune’s 40 under 40 | Aric Jenkins | September 5, 2020 | Fortune
Washington, a truly masterful storyteller, grew up in what he calls “a wacky cult”—the Worldwide Church of God.
Do you draw much of a distinction between Cosby as a performance artist, a storyteller, and a stand-up comic?
A Full-Length Bill Cosby Portrait: From Track Star to Ugly Sweaters | Scott Porch | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDisprized landscapes tell stories, and Downes is, in his heart, a storyteller.
Rackstraw Downes’s Art and Essays Are Two Sides of the Same Genius | Bill Morris | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA reader senses both storyteller and critic fighting for full expression on the page, one facet overlaying the other.
Novelist D. Foy Dubs His Debut ‘Gutter Opera’ And Who Are We To Argue? | J.T. Price | May 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSophie Hannah, the author of the new novel The Orphan Choir, has always preferred the sketchy storyteller.
The Most Unreliable Narrators, From Agatha Christie to Iris Murdoch | Sophie Hannah | April 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTListening to the history of the golden statue in the great square, as related by a Tortirran storyteller, I fell asleep.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceThe feeling was a repetition of that she had in the Castle when the storyteller appeared the first time.
The Prince of India, Volume I | Lew. WallaceI knew a priest who had a marvellous charm as a storyteller.
The Young Priest's Keepsake | Michael PhelanThat story brings to mind the champion storyteller of northern Michigan who acted as occasional oarsman for the Skegemog guests.
Days in the Open | Lathan A. CrandallWe remember that whenever a storyteller wishes to make enchantment seem thoroughly genuine, he begins upon an island.
Waiting for Daylight | Henry Major Tomlinson
British Dictionary definitions for storyteller
/ (ˈstɔːrɪˌtɛlə) /
a person who tells stories
informal a liar
Derived forms of storyteller
- storytelling, noun, adjective
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