Definition of Raconteur

1. Noun. A person skilled in telling anecdotes.

Exact synonyms: Anecdotist
Generic synonyms: Narrator, Storyteller, Teller
Specialized synonyms: Baron Munchausen, Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Von Munchhausen, Munchausen, Munchhausen
Derivative terms: Anecdote

Definition of Raconteur

1. n. A relater; a storyteller.

Definition of Raconteur

1. Noun. A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit. ¹

2. Verb. To make witty remarks or stories. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Raconteur

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Raconteur

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rackwork
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raclette
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racloirs
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racon
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raconteur (current term)
raconteured
raconteurial
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racoons
racquet
racquet-tail
racquet-tails
racquet hypha
racquet sports
racquetball
racquetballer

Literary usage of Raconteur

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Bookman's Budget by Austin Dobson (1917)
"AN ADMIRABLE raconteur ' WHEN, in 1891, I had the good fortune to become a member of the Athenaeum Club, Abraham Hay ward had been dead for seven years. ..."

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