raconteur

n.
One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit.

[French, from raconter, to relate, from Old French : re-, re- + aconter, to count up, reckon; see account.]

IN BRIEF: A person who tells stories well.

The speaker was known to be quite the raconteur so the program was well attended.

Tutor's tip: This word was used in the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  Synonym: anecdotist

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - god fortæller

Nederlands (Dutch)
verteller

Français (French)
n. - conteur, narrateur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erzähler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανεκδοτολόγος, (καλός) αφηγητής

Italiano (Italian)
narratore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - contador de piadas (m)

Русский (Russian)
хороший рассказчик

Español (Spanish)
n. - anecdotista, narrador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (historie-)berättare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
健谈者, 善谈者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 健談者, 善談者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 이야기꾼, 말재주가 있는 사람, 좌담가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 話の上手な人, 話し上手

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الراوي البارع في سرد القصص والاخبار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מספר סיפורים‬

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