storyteller
Americannoun
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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. )
Example Sentences
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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
He was also a storyteller who loved wordplay – something that later informed his son's lyrics.
From BBC • May 27, 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
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
Sometimes a good storyteller may find a place; or a seer, or intuitive rabbit.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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