storyteller

[ stawr-ee-tel-er, stohr- ]

noun

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

storyteller

/ ˈstɔːrɪˌtɛlə /

noun

1. a person who tells stories
2. informal.
   a liar

Derived Forms

• ˈstoryˌtelling, nounadjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of storyteller¹

1700–10; story ¹ + teller ( def )

Example Sentences

That is, the storyteller and a group of listeners are all having the same emotional experience at the same time.

From Fortune

When the storyteller is speaking to a group, the effect is “to induce similar brain activity across different individuals.”

From Fortune

As Snap says, truly some of the world’s greatest storytellers.

From TechCrunch

I wanted to use that moment to encourage people to support the projects of these storytellers.

From Washington Blade

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.

From Fortune

Washington, a truly masterful storyteller, grew up in what he calls “a wacky cult”—the Worldwide Church of God.

From The Daily Beast

Do you draw much of a distinction between Cosby as a performance artist, a storyteller, and a stand-up comic?

From The Daily Beast

Disprized landscapes tell stories, and Downes is, in his heart, a storyteller.

From The Daily Beast

A reader senses both storyteller and critic fighting for full expression on the page, one facet overlaying the other.

From The Daily Beast

Sophie Hannah, the author of the new novel The Orphan Choir, has always preferred the sketchy storyteller.

From The Daily Beast

Listening to the history of the golden statue in the great square, as related by a Tortirran storyteller, I fell asleep.

From Project Gutenberg

The feeling was a repetition of that she had in the Castle when the storyteller appeared the first time.

From Project Gutenberg

I knew a priest who had a marvellous charm as a storyteller.

From Project Gutenberg

That story brings to mind the champion storyteller of northern Michigan who acted as occasional oarsman for the Skegemog guests.

From Project Gutenberg

We remember that whenever a storyteller wishes to make enchantment seem thoroughly genuine, he begins upon an island.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chronicler
• narrator
• poet
• raconteur