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

Other Word Forms

• storytelling noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of storyteller¹

1700–10; story ¹ + teller ( def. )

Example Sentences

"She was just a great storyteller," says the 77-year-old from her home in Alabama.

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The author is a writer and storyteller for page, stage and the advertising industry.

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In classes, I couldn’t retain information unless the teacher was a storyteller.

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“Urchin” establishes him as a filmmaker to watch: a storyteller willing to look at a thorny subject and admit that there are no easy answers.

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“As a storyteller, I believe that my job is to serve in the way that I know how, which is to give truth,” Logan says.

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