raconteur in English

noun

1

a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.

Any performers are welcome to share their skills at the open mike session - musicians, dancers, poets, puppeteers, raconteurs and actors.

synonyms: storyteller, teller of tales, spinner of yarns, narrator, anecdotist, anecdotalist

noun

• storyteller, teller of tales, spinner of yarns, narrator, anecdotist, anecdotalist
• anecdotist

Use "raconteur" in a sentence

1. She's a brilliant raconteur.

2. She was a witty raconteur.

3. He was a brilliant raconteur.

4. His grandfather was a fine raconteur.

5. Charles Dickens was a raconteur par excellence.

6. Being a raconteur is a rare - and dying - art.

7. He spoke eight languages and was a noted raconteur.

8. Dave, garrulous, a bit tipsy, was a natural raconteur.

9. Elizabeth: Oh, he was fabulous, he was a wonderful raconteur.

10. The raconteur mentioned that the quotation was from the Bible.

11. He is a regal raconteur . He was born to chat.

12. Baseball raconteur Bill Rigney is holding court at a window table.

13. Despite their prayers, the director's plane landed safely claimed the raconteur.

14. Although he sometimes rounded the rough edges off the truth, he remained an amusing raconteur and lively company.

15. He was a brilliant raconteur, with a wicked wit and a razor tongue, and he had them all in stitches.

16. Corporeal Meadows is about the life and works of Harry Partch - iconoclastic American composer, theorist, instrument builder, raconteur, big-time crank and sometime hobo