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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of storyteller
1700–10; story 1 + teller ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The reality, which I only began to absorb bit by bit after I ended it, is that my husband was not only a prolific storyteller but also a master manipulator.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
She has a captivating smile and, as I soon find out, she’s funny and a good storyteller.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
“I needed to be more of a storyteller on this show.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, who died in 2025, was a prolific storyteller.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
He couldn’t read, write, or speak English, but books were the gift he best loved to give, and that was because he was a great storyteller.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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