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.]
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rac·on·teur (răk'ŏn-tûr') ![]() |
[French, from raconter, to relate, from Old French : re-, re- + aconter, to count up, reckon; see account.]
| Word Tutor: raconteur |
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.
| WordNet: raconteur |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a person skilled in telling anecdotes
Synonym: anecdotist
| Translations: Raconteur |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - god fortæller
Français (French)
n. - conteur, narrateur
Deutsch (German)
n. - Erzähler
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανεκδοτολόγος, (καλός) αφηγητής
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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