What is another word for raconteur?

Pronunciation: [ɹˌakəntˈɜː] (IPA)

A raconteur is an individual who excels at telling stories in an engaging and entertaining manner. While the term is well-known, there are several other synonyms that can be used to describe someone who is an excellent storyteller. These include words like storyteller, narrator, spinner of tales, chronicler, wordsmith, bard, tale-teller, and yarn-spinner. Each of these words captures a different aspect of what makes someone a great raconteur, whether it be their ability to weave a compelling story, their command of language and grammar, or their skill in creating vivid imagery through their words. Ultimately, all of these synonyms point to the same essential quality: the ability to captivate an audience through the power of story.

What are the hypernyms for Raconteur?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Raconteur

The raconteur was rather given to making use of him, and assigning to him mots which were not at all bons, because they only had the "sir" in them, and were otherwise meaningless.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
But so much of the first that whenever the raconteur repeated one of the Professor's moderately bon-mots, he always put "sir" in-as, for instance, "A punster, sir, is a man who demoralises two meanings in one word;" or, "Should you call that fast life, sir?
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
I won, during the campaign, quite a reputation for a raconteur.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs

Famous quotes with Raconteur

  • There has never been a better raconteur than Jesus of Nazareth.
    Harvey Cox
  • The essayist … can pull on any sort of shirt, be any sort of person, according to his mood or his subject matter — philosopher, scold, jester, raconteur, confidant, pundit, devil's advocate, enthusiast...
    E. B. White
  • He was a superb raconteur — never vicious, never cruel.
    Peter Ustinov
  • It was as if all the world's wit were rolled into one portly fellow.his greatest role was Peter Ustinov, inexhaustible raconteur.
    Peter Ustinov

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