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Definition of Storyteller
1. Noun. Someone who tells a story.
Specialized synonyms: Anecdotist, Raconteur, Fabulist, Griot
Generic synonyms: Speaker, Talker, Utterer, Verbaliser, Verbalizer
Derivative terms: Narrate, Tell, Tell
2. Noun. Someone who tells lies.
Generic synonyms: Liar, Prevaricator
Derivative terms: Fabricate, Fib
Definition of Storyteller
1. n. One who tells stories; a narrator of anecdotes,incidents, or fictitious tales; as, an amusing story- teller.
Definition of Storyteller
1. Noun. A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience. ¹
2. Noun. (role-playing games) A game master, particularly in games focused on collaborative storytelling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Storyteller
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Storyteller
Literary usage of Storyteller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Waldie's Select Circulating Library by Adam Waldie (1841)
"Like a star who would esteem it infra dig. to appear on the stage at the rise of
the curtain, our storyteller always manages to be the last comer. ..."
2. A Guide to Creating Self-learning Materials by Dan R. Minnick (1989)
"... format. in technical learning, the teacher acts as a well-informed storyteller'
presenting information at a rate determined by the subject matter. ..."
3. Ballads of Peace in War by Michael Earls (1917)
"THE storyteller Tim of the Tales they call me, With a welcome heart and hand;
But little they hold my brother For all his cattle and land. ..."
4. Read & Understand Celebrating Diversity Grades 1-2 by Jill Norris (2000)
"A Japanese-American storyteller Once upon a time there was a boy named Allen.
... Allen Say is a good storyteller. He tells stories with his brush and ink ..."
5. Ecosystem Matters: Activity and Resource Guide for Environmental Educators by Mary Adams (1995)
"Tell students: "I will be the storyteller for the old pine forest. ... storyteller:
Once upon a time there was a forest with 25 (or however ..."
6. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"expression sufficient to meet the by no cheerful, vivacious, an excellent
storyteller, means lofty standard of ordinary lecture- with an immense fund of ..."
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