raconteur [rak-uh n-tur; French ra-kawn-tœr] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for raconteur on Thesaurus.com noun, plural rac·on·teurs [rak-uh n-turz; French ra-kawn-tœr] /ˌræk ənˈtɜrz; French ra kɔ̃ˈtœr/.
- a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
Origin of raconteur 1820–30; French, equivalent to racont(er) to tell (Old French r(e)- re- + aconter to tell, account) + -eur -eur Related Words for raconteur storyteller, narrator, anecdotist Examples from the Web for raconteur Contemporary Examples of raconteur
She describes him as a raconteur and voracious reader of history and current affairs.
Sandra McElwaine
June 4, 2010
Like Beck, Jones is a raconteur with a penchant for dramatizing things to comic effect.
Reihan Salam
September 8, 2009
He is a raconteur extraordinaire and an interview with the dogged reporter can rapidly turn into a delicious gabfest.
Sandra McElwaine
August 7, 2009
Our teacher is this generous renegade, a raconteur and wit also who succeeds in getting us to read Beowolf.
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Susan Jane Gilman
July 20, 2009
He had an accent like ours; he was definitely a surrealist and a raconteur.
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Historical Examples of raconteur
The raconteur allowed an interval for the astonishing news to be absorbed.
George S. Harney
His frankness was not the least of his charms as a raconteur.
E. W. Hornung
He was an amusing companion, however, and noted as a raconteur.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 41, May, 1894
Various
After all, the main end of a raconteur must be to give pleasure.
His Majesty Baby and Some Common People
Ian MacLaren
There is a print of Sir George Simpson behind one raconteur’s head.
A. C. Laut
British Dictionary definitions for raconteur raconteur noun
- a person skilled in telling stories
Word Origin for raconteur C19: French, from raconter to tell Word Origin and History for raconteur n.
“storyteller, person skilled in relating anecdotes,” 1828, from French raconteur, from raconter “to recount, tell, narrate,” from re- (see re-) + Old French aconter “to count, render account” (see account (v.); and cf. recount (v.1)). Related: Raconteuse (fem.).