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
He was also a storyteller who loved wordplay – something that later informed his son's lyrics.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Quietly, writer-director Michael Sarnoski has made a niche for himself as a storyteller of regrets, of roads not taken.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
I tried to find a way to bait her into a story, and I figured there’s no better bait for a storyteller than to get part of the story wrong.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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
Sonically dynamic and unapologetically trenchant, “Arirang” took me on a journey by asserting BTS’ collective powers as mature artists and master storytellers, and I couldn’t help but be inspired.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
When asked what attracted him to Allen's email out of all the documentary pitches he received, Leigh said there was a genuine kindness to the group, who were all good storytellers.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
People across the country could listen to the same comedians, storytellers and politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
By now, it seemed, they'd run through the best storytellers and were left with people who took five minutes deciding whether they visited Asheville, North Carolina, in June or July of 1961.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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